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Re: [PATCH v4 07/17] target/ppc: Disconnect hflags from MSR


From: David Gibson
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 07/17] target/ppc: Disconnect hflags from MSR
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 12:42:07 +1100

On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 11:04:03AM -0600, Richard Henderson wrote:
> On 3/22/21 5:54 PM, David Gibson wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 10:55:46AM -0600, Richard Henderson wrote:
> > > On 3/21/21 9:52 PM, David Gibson wrote:
> > > > > +/*
> > > > > + * Bits for env->hflags.
> > > > > + *
> > > > > + * Most of these bits overlap with corresponding bits in MSR,
> > > > > + * but some come from other sources.  Be cautious when modifying.
> > > > 
> > > > Yeah.. I'm not sure "be cautious" is enough of a warning.  The exact
> > > > value of some but not all of these flags must equal that for the
> > > > corresponding MSR bits, which is terrifyingly subtle.
> > > 
> > > Fair.  How about, for the comment here, "This is validated in 
> > > hreg_compute_hflags."
> > > 
> > > > > +    /* Some bits come straight across from MSR. */
> > > > > +    msr_mask = ((1 << MSR_LE) | (1 << MSR_PR) |
> > > > > +                (1 << MSR_DR) | (1 << MSR_IR) |
> > > > > +                (1 << MSR_FP) | (1 << MSR_SA) | (1 << MSR_AP));
> > > 
> > > Here, and in every other spot within this function where we manipulate 
> > > msr_mask,
> > > 
> > >      QEMU_BUILD_BUG_ON(MSR_LE != HFLAGS_LE);
> > 
> > Seems reasonable.
> 
> Hah.  Your paranoia was well-founded.  Typo in HFLAGS_PR.  :-)

Heh :).

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