Ralf Baechle wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 02, 2007 at 03:11:26PM +0100, Thiemo Seufer wrote:
>
> > Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:
> > > Dump the generated code for clear/copy page calls like it is done for
> > > TLB
> > > fault handlers. Useful for debugging.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@linux-mips.org>
> > > ---
> > > Thiemo,
> > >
> > > It was your change to add ".set noreorder", etc. to the TLB fault
> > > handlers -- what is it needed for? I have thought gas does not try to
> > > outsmart the user at the moment and does not reorder ".word" directives.
> >
> > It is not strictly needed, but it is a hint to the user that he looks
> > at raw instructions.
>
> I have a patch which makes the generated code accessible through a
> procfs file. That can easily be converted back into a .o file and then
> be disassembled. So it's now a question of which variant is preferable.
I prefer output at startup. If you are interested in the disassembly you
probably don't have access to /proc. :-)
Thiemo
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