Re: [PATCH v2 8/9] MIPS: Honor L2 bypass bit

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

On Thu, 21 Oct 2010, Kevin Cernekee wrote:

> FWIW, I did check the software user's manual for each of the four
> processors in the list and verified that L2B is at CONFIG2 bit 12.  It
> would be very rude for an L2 designer to redefine those bits in
> defiance of the SUM, no?

 To err is human -- people do all kinds of weird stuff, not necessarily on 
purpose.  I think it should be safe to assume the bit is used properly 
until proved otherwise.

> I also rechecked 24KE just now, and found that L2B is defined in the
> latest rev of the SUM, but in my local copy (Revision 01.02) bit 12 is
> the MSB of SS instead.  Hmmm.

 Clearly a documentation bug -- notice how the width of the field 
disagress with the bit indices quoted.

  Maciej