Re: [WWWDocs] Deprecate support for non-thumb ARM devices

2016-02-25 Thread Stefan Ring
On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 3:15 PM, David Brown wrote: > Great link, thanks!

Re: [WWWDocs] Deprecate support for non-thumb ARM devices

2016-02-25 Thread Stefan Ring
On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 3:15 PM, David Brown wrote: > The "t" is thumb, "e" means "DSP-like extensions", and I suspect the "l" > is a misprint for "j", meaning the Jazelle (Java) acceleration instructions. I doubt that as "armv5tejl" is also quite common.

Re: [WWWDocs] Deprecate support for non-thumb ARM devices

2016-02-25 Thread Stefan Ring
On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 10:20 AM, Richard Earnshaw (lists) wrote: > The point is to permit the compiler to use interworking compatible > sequences of code when generating ARM code, not to force users to use > Thumb code. The necessary instruction (BX) is available in armv5 and > armv5e, even thou