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Ship it!


Nice, thanks!

- Steve Reinhardt


On June 11, 2013, 2:17 a.m., Andreas Sandberg wrote:
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> (Updated June 11, 2013, 2:17 a.m.)
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> Review request for Default and Gabe Black.
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> Description
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> Changeset 9758:d33941abaf0c
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> x86: Make fprem like the fprem on a real x87
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> The current implementation of fprem simply does an fmod and doesn't
> simulate any of the iterative behavior in a real fprem. This isn't
> normally a problem, however, it can lead to problems when switching
> between CPU models. If switching from a real CPU in the middle of an
> fprem loop to a simulated CPU, the output of the fprem loop becomes
> correupted. This changeset changes the fprem implementation to work
> like the one on real hardware.
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> Diffs
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>   src/arch/x86/isa/insts/x87/arithmetic/partial_remainder.py 9df73385c878 
>   src/arch/x86/isa/microops/fpop.isa 9df73385c878 
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> Diff: http://reviews.gem5.org/r/1911/diff/
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> Testing
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> Quick regressions pass. Solves a switching bug when switching between a 
> virtualized CPU and a simulated CPU while a benchmark is in the middle of a 
> fprem loop calculating a % b.
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> Thanks,
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> Andreas Sandberg
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