Ralf Baechle wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 10, 2002 at 04:49:00PM -0700, H. J. Lu wrote:
>
> > > See the crash scene. Anybody knows the cause? It is strange to see the
> > > reserved exception.
> > >
> >
> > The 2.4 kernel checked out around Jul 4 09:28 PDT works fine on Malta.
>
> Jun's patch certainly is correct for some MIPS32 CPUs; others may get
> away without this one. Previous experience with pipeline hazards on MIPS
> processors has shown that at times hazards may change even between minor
> revisions of a CPU; documentation isn't always trustworthy about such
> minor details of the pipeline.
I actually discovered the hazard problem on a 4Kc, based on some older RTL, but
the hazard some how disappear on a newer revision.
So you are absolutely right.
>
> Ralf
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