Re: EP9312, Maverick Crunch fixes

[Petko Manolov]

        Hi Nick,

This is the patch with ChangeLog and testsuite changes as requested.  It's
generated against the latest CVS code so i hope it'll apply easily.

Please let me know if i need to change anything else.


                Petko


On Mon, 9 Feb 2004, Nick Clifton wrote:

> Hi Petko,
>
> > I am not sure who i need to contact so i'm sending the patch to both
> > lists.
>
> Both lists are used by the binutils project, so sending to either one
> is OK.
>
> > We've fixed some bugs in Maverick Crunch coprocessor opcode
> > generation in gas.  These fixes now allow code compiled for ep9312
> > (silicon revision D0 and D1, i.e. the latest as of now) to run
> > properly on the target.  The patch is generated against CVS code
> > from 2004-02-05.
>
> Thanks for submitting this patch.  Is there a document describing the
> D0 and D1 revisions ?  (I only have access to revision 1.0 of the
> Maverick ISA description and I would like to know if there is a newer
> version available).
>
> > Please let me know if the patch doesn't comply with the binutils
> > coding standards or something needs to be redone.
>
> Actually the patch is fine although it was missing a couple of things:
>
>   - a set of ChangeLog entries describing the fixes that have been
>     applied.
>
>   - a patch to the gas testsuite to update the Maverick instruction
>     tests.
>
> It is also worth noting that although is covered by the obvious-change
> rule and does not need a copyright assignment, if it had been any
> bigger it would have needed one.
>
> > Sorry about the group email, but i don't know who's the official
> > maintainer(s).
>
> The maintainers are listed in the file binutils/MAINTAINERS.  Since
> the Maverick is an ARM coprocessor you could have addressed this email
> to either myself or Richard Earnshaw, but in any case, sending to the
> list is the correct thing to do, so that everybody is kept informed.
>
> If you can submit a revised patch with a set of ChangeLog entries and
> a fix to the gas testsuite, I will be happy to apply it.
>
> Cheers
>         Nick
>
>
>
>

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