hi everyone! i have a (maybe rather tricky) question: why do you define 2 different inline load-functions in softmmu_header:
static inline int glue(glue(lds, SUFFIX), MEMSUFFIX)(target_ulong ptr) vs. static inline RES_TYPE glue(glue(ld, USUFFIX), MEMSUFFIX)(target_ulong ptr) ?? Obviously this is for signed/unsigned access... but why do you need it? In case there is a TLB miss, both functions call the same function (e.g. __ldl_mmu) --> the return value cannot differ that much. The only difference I see (that really matters) is how the bytes are copied to the result-pointer (i.e. using movzbl vs. movsbl)... but that's it. If there is some deeper reason behind that - could you please point that out to me? And if there is such a thing, why is it not necessary for storing (e.g. stb_kernel)?? Thanks!! Clemens
