Re: [OpenOCD-devel] num_bits in scan_field limited to 32?

[Andreas F. <and...@gm...>]

On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 2:30 AM, Tim Newsome <ti...@si...> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I’m going to implement RISC-V support for OpenOCD. (See http://riscv.org
> if you’re curious.)
>
> I have a question about the num_bits field in scan_field. The code says:
>
>         /** The number of bits this field specifies (up to 32) */
>         int num_bits;
>
> But eg. mips_ejtag.c mips_ejtag_add_scan_96() sets this value to 96.
> Are lengths greater than 32 bits supported?
>
>
Yes, they should be. If any adapter driver does not work with arbitrary
lengths of individual fields, it's a bug. Feel free to push a change that
fixes the comment.

/Andreas