Re: .set mips2 breaks 64bit kernel (Re: CVS Update@linux-mips.org: linux)

["Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@linux-mips.org>]

On Wed, 22 Jun 2005, Atsushi Nemoto wrote:

> macro> Log message:
> macro>        Enable a suitable ISA for the assembler around ll/sc so that 
> code
> macro>        builds even for processors that don't support the instructions.
> macro>        Plus minor formatting fixes.
> 
> Please do not set mips2 unconditionaly.  It breaks 64bit kernel.

 Any specifics please?  It works for me -- I wouldn't have committed it 
otherwise.  In particular in the affected range there are no operations 
that would require a 64-bit ISA.

  Maciej