Re: [PATCH 12/17] ARM clps711x: Simple optimise debug_macro by removing one NOP

From: Arnd Bergmann
Date: Sat Apr 21 2012 - 07:19:25 EST


On Saturday 21 April 2012, Alexander Shiyan wrote:
>
> .macro addruart, rp, rv, tmp
> -#ifndef CONFIG_DEBUG_CLPS711X_UART2
> - mov \rp, #0x0000 @ UART1
> -#else
> - mov \rp, #0x1000 @ UART2
> +#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_CLPS711X_UART2
> + mov \rp, #0x1000 @ Add offset for UART2 base reg
> #endif
> orr \rv, \rp, #CLPS711X_VIRT_BASE
> orr \rp, \rp, #CLPS711X_PHYS_BASE

This looks wrong at first sight. Is rp guaranteed to be zero when calling
the macro? Am I misreading this? Sorry my ARM assembly skill is still horrible.

Arnd
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