subject:"OT \- MIPS idle loop"

Re: OT - MIPS idle loop

2007-11-24 Thread Ted Unangst

On 11/24/07, Dan Shechter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In x86 I know (or think I know) that the idle loop is implemented with the HALT command. I could not find any HALT command in MIPS assembly. I tried to read the idle loop in MIPS asm, but as I don't know mips assembly I could not follow the

OT - MIPS idle loop

2007-11-24 Thread Dan Shechter

Hi All, Sorry about the OT. In x86 I know (or think I know) that the idle loop is implemented with the HALT command. I could not find any HALT command in MIPS assembly. I tried to read the idle loop in MIPS asm, but as I don't know mips assembly I could not follow the logic in it. And

Re: OT - MIPS idle loop

2007-11-24 Thread Miod Vallat (on the road)

In x86 I know (or think I know) that the idle loop is implemented with the HALT command. I could not find any HALT command in MIPS assembly. R5000 and above have a ``wait'' instruction which achieves this. I tried to read the idle loop in MIPS asm, but as I don't know mips assembly I could