Re: [PATCH]: R10000 Needs LL/SC Workaround in Gcc

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

On Tue, 4 Nov 2008, Kumba wrote:

> But I guess the question I'm pondering, is just how rare would it be for
> someone to actually need a MIPS-I binary with ll/sc and branch-likely fixes to
> run on something like an R10000?  Rare enough to justify denying them that
> particular command argument combination, and thus taking Option #1?  Or go the
> extra mile for Option #2?  I don't know if that's my call to really make,
> since I lack the statistical data to know who would be affected, and in what
> ways (i.e., do they have alternative methods, such as MIPS-II, etc..).

 Workarounds should be as cheap as possible maintenance-wise.  My vote is 
for requiring people in the need to use broken R10k revisions to choose a 
compatible ISA.  It actually makes sense to use 64-bit software on these 
systems implying at least MIPS III, which is also another argument not to 
try to bend backwards and support MIPS I with R10k workarounds.

  Maciej