Subject: Re: 68060
To: Michael L. Hitch <osymh@gemini.oscs.montana.edu>
From: Markus Illenseer <markus@TechFak.Uni-Bielefeld.DE>
List: amiga
Date: 02/19/1995 20:38:55
On Feb 19, 12:26pm, Michael L. Hitch wrote:
>   I don't think the compiler or assembler is much of an issue - assuming
> that the '060 is upward compatible to the '020/'030 for user mode
> instructions.  Dealing with '060-specific kernel mode instructions
> shouldn't be much different that doing the '040-specific instructions. 
> The current kernel doesn't even require that gcc/gas be able to handle
> the '040 (the kernel is only compiled with -mc68020).  All the
> '040-specific instructions are coded as data.

 And I believe it indeed is a problem of the compile because currently
the GCC uses MOVEP very often - dead beaf for the 060!


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Markus Illenseer