Re: [Sablevm-developer] Flushing strategy ....

[Gunda D. <sab...@ho...>]

pc=pc->addr is a branch right ? (an indirect one though). Maybe this is a 
terminology problem, but I thought if a processor changes execution path it 
is generally considered a branch (either due to a br instruction or due to 
moving a value directly into the pc).

Where can I get hold of Chapter 2 of your thesis ?

Thanks.
-Gunda






>From: "Etienne M. Gagnon" <eti...@uq...>
>To: Gunda Domlur <sab...@ho...>
>CC: sab...@li...
>Subject: Re: [Sablevm-developer] Flushing strategy ....
>Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 16:17:43 -0500
>
>Gunda Domlur wrote:
>>
>>     m4svm_instruction_head (GOTO, SVM_INTRP_FLAG_INLINEABLE, 2);
>>
>>     pc = pc->addr;
>>
>>     m4svm_instruction_tail ();
>>
>>Since GOTO changes the flow of control shouldn't that be flagged as 
>>_CONTAINS_BRANCH_OR_CALL ? There are a few others which looked suspicious.
>
>Also...  Note that the body :
>
>  pc = pc->addr;
>
>does NOT include any "if/switch/while"..." branch statement, nor any 
>function call. :-)
>
>Etienne
>
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