Re: [Qemu-devel] [RFC PATCH v2 0/6] translate: [tcg] Generic translation framework

[Lluís Vilanova]

Lluís Vilanova writes:

> This series proposes a generic (target-agnostic) instruction translation
> framework.

> It basically provides a generic main loop for instruction disassembly, which
> calls target-specific functions when necessary. This generalization makes
> inserting new code in the main loop easier, and helps in keeping all targets 
> in
> synch as to the contents of it.

> I've only ported i386 as an example to get some feedback, but I'm planning on
> porting ARM next to see how well it fits into the current organization.

I should have changed the series cover (not just the changelog) to say ARM and
AARCH64 are also ported.

Even if useful in itself (it uncovered TCG register leaks in i386), this is also
a stepping stone to a later series that adds guest BBL and instruction traces.


Cheers,
  Lluis