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Re-use gp register for PCPU.
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Authored by br on Feb 3 2016, 3:58 PM.
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rS295253: Reuse gp register for pcpu pointer.

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br updated this revision to Diff 12974.Feb 3 2016, 3:58 PM
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kib edited edge metadata.Feb 3 2016, 4:25 PM

Is gp == sscratch from the RISC-V privileged spec ?

br added a comment.Feb 3 2016, 4:45 PM
In D5178#110085, @kib wrote:

Is gp == sscratch from the RISC-V privileged spec ?

gp is global pointer (used by compiler in userland only).
sscratch is a temporary register (not related to gp at all).

br added a comment.Feb 3 2016, 4:47 PM

sscratch is used to exchange kernel/userland SP

Closed by commit rS295253: Reuse gp register for pcpu pointer. (authored by br). · Explain WhyFeb 4 2016, 12:49 PM
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