On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 02:58:33PM +0530, Naveen N. Rao wrote:
> > +int instr_is_link_branch(unsigned int instr)
> > +{
> > + return (instr_is_branch_iform(instr) || instr_is_branch_bform(instr)) &&
> > + (instr & BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > +}
> > +
>
> Nitpicking here, but since we're not considering the other branch forms,
> perhaps this can be renamed to instr_is_link_relative_branch() (or maybe
> instr_is_relative_branch_link()), just so we're clear :)
My understanding is that the absolute/relative bit isn't a "form", but
rather a bit that can be set for either the b-form (conditional) or the
i-form (unconditional). And the above function isn't checking the
absolute bit, so it isn't necessarily a relative branch. Or did I miss
something?
--
Josh
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