Re: [PATCH v2] tcg/ppc: Optimize 26-bit jumps

2022-09-15 Thread Richard Henderson
On 9/14/22 19:41, Leandro Lupori wrote: PowerPC64 processors handle direct branches better than indirect ones, resulting in less stalled cycles and branch misses. However, PPC's tb_target_set_jmp_target() was only using direct branches for 16-bit jumps, while PowerPC64's unconditional branch

[PATCH v2] tcg/ppc: Optimize 26-bit jumps

2022-09-14 Thread Leandro Lupori
PowerPC64 processors handle direct branches better than indirect ones, resulting in less stalled cycles and branch misses. However, PPC's tb_target_set_jmp_target() was only using direct branches for 16-bit jumps, while PowerPC64's unconditional branch instructions are able to handle