Re: Register Groups (again)

Daniel Jacobowitz
2002-08-20T01:51:58Z

On Mon, Aug 19, 2002 at 11:54:12AM -0700, Kevin Buettner wrote:
> On Aug 18, 12:01am, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
>
> > On Sat, Aug 17, 2002 at 07:48:22PM -0400, Andrew Cagney wrote:
> > > See: http://sources.redhat.com/ml/gdb/2001-02/msg00268.html for the
> > > origins of this idea.
> > >
> > > I'd like to propose a new object ``struct reggroup'' and a number of
> > > methods:
> >
> > Hmm, it seems more intuitive to me to have attributes for each
> > register. Float, vector, system for the register's class or group, and
> > then we could have other not necessarily mutually exclusive flags.
> > Like, available in kernel or user mode.
>
> I think the attribute idea might be useful elsewhere, but for the
> purposes of being easily able to specify a register group for ``info
> registers'' (and other user interface uses), I think Andrew's
> proposal was fine.

I also agree.

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Daniel Jacobowitz
MontaVista Software Debian GNU/Linux Developer