stmw/lmw [Was: CVS commit: src/sys/arch/powerpc/powerpc]

[Simon Burge <simonb%wasabisystems.com@localhost>]

Matt Thomas wrote:

> Module Name:  src
> Committed By: matt
> Date:         Mon Aug  4 00:32:50 UTC 2003
> 
> Modified Files:
> 
>       src/sys/arch/powerpc/powerpc: locore_subr.S trap_subr.S
> 
> Log Message:
> 
> Eliminate stmw/lmw substituting the individual load/store instructions.

Does this have any measurable impact on trap response and context switch
times (simply because of more instruction fetches)?  It's also larger
code, so we have greater I$ pollution...

Simon.
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