> From: Fredrik Noring <nor...@nocrew.org> > Subject: [PATCH 01/11] target/mips: Rename ASE_MMI to ASE_TOSHIBA_MMI, with > Toshiba namespace > > Several vendors have multimedia instruction (MMI) sets and other > extensions of various kinds. ASE vendor namespaces make it clear these > are not generic architectural features and also avoid name clashes.
ASE_XXX flags are not meant to identify a CPU or vendor. They are not wired to any configuration bit or CPU model. They are purely QEMU internal constructs, whose purpose was to make internal QEMU MIPS-specific code organization easier. In this case, ASE_MMI is an umbrella for all MMI-like ASEs, introduced with intent to make encapsulation of MMI-specific code better and easier. Differences between CPUs should be resolved by other means. Name 'ASE_MMI' is fine. Thanks, Aleksandar
