Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v7 7/7] elf: Toshiba/Sony rather than MIPS are the implementors of the R5900

[Aleksandar Markovic]

> From: Fredrik Noring <address@hidden>
> Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2018 1:11 PM
> To: Aleksandar Markovic; Maciej W. Rozycki; Philippe Mathieu-Daudé
> Cc: Richard Henderson; Aurelien Jarno; Petar Jovanovic; Peter Maydell; Jürgen 
> Urban; > address@hidden
> Subject: [PATCH v7 7/7] elf: Toshiba/Sony rather than MIPS are the 
> implementors of the > R5900
> 

Reviewed-by: Aleksandar Markovic <address@hidden>

This patch will be applied to the next MIPS queue, perhaps in a slightly
modified form. The queue is planned to be created very soon.

> Sources [1][2] indicate that the Emotion Engine was designed by Toshiba
> and licensed to Sony. Others [3][4][5] claim it was a joint effort. It
> therefore makes sense to refer to the CPU as "Toshiba/Sony R5900".
> 
> [1] 
> http://cs.nyu.edu/courses/spring02/V22.0480-002/projects/aldrich/emotionengine.ppt
> [2] http://archive.arstechnica.com/reviews/1q00/playstation2/m-ee-3.html
> [3] 
> http://docencia.ac.upc.edu/ETSETB/SEGPAR/microprocessors/emotionengine%20(mpr).pdf
> [4] http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1144055
> [5] https://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2001_09/pr2701.htm
> 
> Reported-by: Maciej W. Rozycki <address@hidden>
> Signed-off-by: Fredrik Noring <address@hidden>
> Reviewed-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <address@hidden>
> ---
>  include/elf.h | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/elf.h b/include/elf.h
> index 312f68af81..2510fc7be4 100644
> --- a/include/elf.h
> +++ b/include/elf.h
> @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ typedef int64_t  Elf64_Sxword;
>  #define EF_MIPS_MACH_OCTEON2  0x008d0000  /* Cavium Networks Octeon2         
> */
>  #define EF_MIPS_MACH_OCTEON3  0x008e0000  /* Cavium Networks Octeon3         
> */
>  #define EF_MIPS_MACH_5400     0x00910000  /* NEC VR5400                      
> */
> -#define EF_MIPS_MACH_5900     0x00920000  /* MIPS R5900                      
> */
> +#define EF_MIPS_MACH_5900     0x00920000  /* Toshiba/Sony R5900              
> */
>  #define EF_MIPS_MACH_5500     0x00980000  /* NEC VR5500                      
> */
>  #define EF_MIPS_MACH_9000     0x00990000  /* PMC-Sierra's RM9000             
> */
>  #define EF_MIPS_MACH_LS2E     0x00a00000  /* ST Microelectronics Loongson 2E 
> */
> --
> 2.16.4
> 
>