http://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2013-08/msg00097.html
This is the first of nine patches adding little-endian support to the
existing optimised string and memory functions. I did spend some
time with a power7 simulator looking at cycle by cycle behaviour for
memchr, but most of these patches have not been run on cpu simulators
to check that we are going as fast as possible. I'm sure PowerPC can
do better. However, the little-endian support mostly leaves main
loops unchanged, so I'm banking on previous authors having done a
good job on big-endian.. As with most code you stare at long enough,
I found some improvements for big-endian too.
Little-endian support for strlen. Like most of the string functions,
I leave the main word or multiple-word loops substantially unchanged,
just needing to modify the tail.
Removing the branch in the power7 functions is just a tidy. .align
produces a branch anyway. Modifying regs in the non-power7 functions
is to suit the new little-endian tail.
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/power7/strlen.S (strlen): Add little-endian
support. Don't branch over align.
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/power7/strlen.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/strlen.S (strlen): Add little-endian support.
Rearrange tmp reg use to suit. Comment.
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/strlen.S: Likewise.
2002-07-29 Steven Munroe <sjmunroe@us.ibm.com>
* sysdeps/powerpc/__longjmp.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/__longjmp.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/add_n.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/add_n.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/addmul_1.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/addmul_1.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/atomicity.h: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/atomicity.h: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/backtrace.c: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/backtrace.c: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/bp-asm.h: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/bp-asm.h: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/bsd-_setjmp.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/bsd-_setjmp.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/bsd-setjmp.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/bsd-setjmp.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/dl-machine.c: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/dl-machine.c: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/dl-machine.h: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/dl-machine.h: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/dl-start.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/dl-start.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/gprrest0.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/gprrest0.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/gprrest1.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/gprrest1.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/gprsave0.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/gprsave0.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/gprsave1.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/gprsave1.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/lshift.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/lshift.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/memset.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/memset.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/mul_1.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/mul_1.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/ppc-mcount.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/ppc-mcount.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/register-dump.h: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/register-dump.h: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/rshift.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/rshift.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/setjmp.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/setjmp.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/stpcpy.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/stpcpy.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/strchr.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/strchr.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/strcmp.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/strcmp.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/strcpy.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/strcpy.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/strlen.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/strlen.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/sub_n.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/sub_n.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/submul_1.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/submul_1.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/elf/bzero.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/elf/bzero.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/elf/start.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/elf/start.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/fpu/__longjmp.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/fpu/__longjmp.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/fpu/fprrest.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/fpu/fprrest.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/fpu/fprsave.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/fpu/fprsave.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/fpu/setjmp.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/fpu/setjmp.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/fpu/s_copysign.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/fpu/s_copysign.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/powerpc/fpu/s_copysignf.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/fpu/s_copysignf.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/brk.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/brk.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/clone.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/clone.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/glob64.c: Moved to...
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/glob64.c: ...here.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/kernel_stat.h: Moved to...
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/kernel_stat.h: ...here.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/socket.S: Moved to...
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/socket.S: ...here.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/sysdep.h: Moved to...
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/sysdep.h: ...here.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/syscalls.list: Moved to...
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/syscalls.list: ...here.
Support PowerPC64. Separate powerpc into powerpc/powerpc32 and
powerpc/powerpc64.
2002-07-29 Steven Munroe <sjmunroe@us.ibm.com>
* FAQ.in: Add powerpc64 to supported targets list. Also state the
minimum gcc version is 3.2
* README: Add powerpc64 to supported targets list.
* configure.in: Change machine=powerpc to machine=powerpc/powerpc32.
Add powerpc64 and machine=powerpc/powerpc64.
(HAVE_ASM_GLOBAL_DOT_NAME): Define if linux*powerpc/powerpc64*.
* shlib-versions: Set DEFAULT version to 2.2.5 for powerpc64.
* sysdeps/powerpc/Dist: Remove dl-machine.c, dl-start.S, ppc-mcount.S,
gprsave1.S, gprsave0.S, gprrest1.S, and gprrest0.S.
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/Dist: New file.
* sysdeps/powerpc/Implies: Remove wordsize-32 and powerpc/soft-fp.
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/Implies: New file.
* sysdeps/powerpc/Makefile(cflags): Remove powerpc32 specific cflags.
($(with-fp) = no): Move test to powerpc32/Makefile.
($(subdir) = misc): Move to powerpc32/Makefile.
($(build-shared) = yes): Move to powerpc32/Makefile.
($(subdir) = csu): Move to powerpc32/Makefile.
(sysdep-rtld-routines): Remove dl-start. Moved these bits to ...
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/Makefile: New file.
* sysdeps/powerpc/Versions: Remove libgcc functions.
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/Versions: New file.
* sysdeps/powerpc/fpu/Makefile: Remove fprsave and fprrest.
* sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/fpu/Makefile: New file.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/configure.in (powerpc*):
Set arch_minimum_kernel=2.4.19 for powerpc/powerpc64. Also set
libc_cv_gcc_unwind_find_fde=yes only if !powerpc/powerpc64.
($machine): Add powerpc/powerpc64 to if ... | for
libc_cv_slibdir=/libc64.
(powerpc*): Set ldd_rewrite_script.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/ldd-rewrite.sed: New file.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/Dist: Remove clone.S.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/Dist: New file.
Add clone.S.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/Makefile: Remove oldgetrlimit64.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/Versions: Remove GLIBC_2.0
functions. Remove GLIBC_2.2 functions except getrlimit and
setrlimit. Moved them to ...
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/Versions: New file.
2002-09-04 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>
* libio/tst-atime.c: Include <errno.h>.
(do_test): Only perform fstatvfs check if ST_NOATIME is defined.
2002-09-03 Isamu Hasegawa <isamu@yamato.ibm.com>
* posix/regcomp.c (regcomp): Append "__restrict" modifier to avoid
warnings of some compilers.
(build_collating_symbol): Change the type of characters from
"unsigned char" to "char", and append a cast to "char*" pointer in
array subscript.
(build_collating_symbol): Likewise.
(build_equiv_class): Likewise.
(build_charclass): Likewise.
(re_compile_pattern): Remove incorrect cast.
(re_compile_fastmap_iter): Change the type of characters from
"unsigned char" to "char", and append a cast to "char*" pointer
in array subscript.
(parse_bracket_exp): Likewise.
* posix/regex_internal.c (re_string_construct_common): Likewise.
(re_string_allocate): Likewise.
(re_string_construct): Likewise.
(re_string_realloc_buffers): Likewise.
(build_wcs_buffer): Likewise.
(re_string_reconstruct): Likewise.
* posix/regex_internal.h: Change the type of characters in
re_string_t and bracket_elem_t from "unsigned char" to "char".
* posix/regexec.c (regexec): Append "__restrict" modifier to avoid
warnings of some compilers.
(transit_state_bkref_loop): Change the type of characters from
"unsigned char" to "char", and append a cast to "char*" pointer in
array subscript.
(check_node_accept_bytes): Likewise.
(find_collation_sequence_value): Likewise.