[PATCH] powerpc: Add support for context switching the TAR register

2013-02-07 Thread Ian Munsie
From: Ian Munsie This patch adds support for enabling and context switching the Target Address Register in Power8. The TAR is a new special purpose register that can be used for computed branches with the bctar[l] (branch conditional to TAR) instruction in the same manner as the count and link re

Re: [PATCH] powerpc: Add support for context switching the TAR register

2012-12-19 Thread Kumar Gala
On Dec 19, 2012, at 12:03 AM, Ian Munsie wrote: > From: Ian Munsie > > This patch adds support for enabling and context switching the Target > Address Register in Power8. The TAR is a new special purpose register > that can be used for computed branches with the bctar[l] (branch > conditional t

[PATCH] powerpc: Add support for context switching the TAR register

2012-12-18 Thread Ian Munsie
From: Ian Munsie This patch adds support for enabling and context switching the Target Address Register in Power8. The TAR is a new special purpose register that can be used for computed branches with the bctar[l] (branch conditional to TAR) instruction in the same manner as the count and link re