> On Dec. 1, 2014, 9:44 p.m., Steve Reinhardt wrote:
> > src/arch/isa_parser.py, line 1994
> > <http://reviews.gem5.org/r/2505/diff/2/?file=42744#file42744line1994>
> >
> >     it would be nice to update this variable name too ('case_list'?)
> 
> Gabe Black wrote:
>     How about decode_vals? I'm open to suggestions.

sorry for the misunderstanding... the 'case_list' in the grammar expression is 
just fine, I was suggesting that the 'label' variable in the code block also be 
renamed to 'case_list' to match the grammar expression


> On Dec. 1, 2014, 9:44 p.m., Steve Reinhardt wrote:
> > src/arch/isa_parser.py, line 2025
> > <http://reviews.gem5.org/r/2505/diff/2/?file=42744#file42744line2025>
> >
> >     do you really mean "C++ symbols" not "C++ strings"?
> 
> Steve Reinhardt wrote:
>     OK, I see from the other patch that it really is strings.  If you put in 
> a string that doesn't evaluate to a constant, is that caught by the C++ 
> compiler?  If so, it might be more accurate to say "strings (which must 
> evaluate to constants to avoid a compilation error)" rather than just 
> "strings which evaluate to constants"
> 
> Gabe Black wrote:
>     I changed it to "strings which evaluate to constants when compiled as C++"

sounds good, thanks


- Steve


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On Dec. 3, 2014, 3:56 a.m., Gabe Black wrote:
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> (Updated Dec. 3, 2014, 3:56 a.m.)
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> 
> Review request for Default.
> 
> 
> Repository: gem5
> 
> 
> Description
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> 
> Changeset 10590:1c185336bb80
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> arch: Allow named constants as decode case values.
> 
> The values in a "bitfield" or in an ExtMachInst structure member may not be a
> literal value, it might select from an arbitrary collection of options. 
> Instead
> of using the raw value of those constants in the decoder, it's easier to tell
> what's going on if they can be referred to as a symbolic constant/enum.
> 
> To support that, the ISA description language is extended slightly so that in
> addition to integer literals, the case value for decode blobs can also be a
> string literal. It's up to the ISA author to ensure that the string evaluates
> to a legal constant value when interpretted as C++.
> 
> 
> Diffs
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> 
>   src/arch/isa_parser.py 5962812f80fef83240fcb023806e523aa257c2fd 
> 
> Diff: http://reviews.gem5.org/r/2505/diff/
> 
> 
> Testing
> -------
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Gabe Black
> 
>

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