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From: Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com>
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Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2017 11:17:42 -0600
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On 24/06/17 10:14 AM, Richard Henderson wrote:
> So you would prefer a function containing BUG?

Don't be so obtuse. Of course not.

> Because I have to have *something* to put into the machvec function
> pointer.

Well I can't say I understand the point of the machvec code, but if
you're saying it's impossible to have the Jensen sub-arch not supply a
64bit io functions then, fine, leave it as is.

Logan