Re: quick question on 64-bit values with 32-bit inline assembly

[Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>]

On Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 02:02:45PM -0700, M. Warner Losh wrote:

> : this specific interaction of ABI and processor architecture then it was
> : probably found not to implement such a special read because it is messy
> : in more than one way.
> 
> When 64-bit operations are enabled, you get all 64-bits.  When they
> aren't, only the lower 32-bits of the counter are provided (with sign
> extension).  So when operating in 32-bit mode, saving the upper 32
> bits are not necessary (or even possible).

The architecture manual doesn't make a difference between 32-bit and
64-bit for rdhwr.  My reading is the entire 64-bit would have to be
transfered.

  Ralf