Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 23/26] target-xtensa: implement interrupt option

[Richard Henderson]

On 05/20/2011 01:05 PM, Max Filippov wrote:
> By the way, do I understand it right that if I chain TBs than I need
> to periodically check for pending interrupts myself, otherwise e.g.
> "j $" will create uninterruptible infinite loop?

No, it won't.  It'll create a loop, but it'll be broken by the host
signal handler.  Notice no other target is checking for this.

>>> +DEF_HELPER_0(check_interrupts, void)
>>> +DEF_HELPER_2(waiti, void, i32, i32)
>>> +DEF_HELPER_2(timer_irq, void, i32, i32)
>>> +DEF_HELPER_1(advance_ccount, void, i32)
>>
>> You shouldn't have to manage any of this from within the translator.

You should *never* have to check for interrupts, or advance cycle counters,
from within the translated code.  Interrupt processing, and thus timers,
are handled in between TBs as necessary by generic code.


r~