@c @c COPYRIGHT (c) 1988-2002. @c On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR). @c All rights reserved. @c @c $Id$ @c @chapter CPU Model Dependent Features @section Introduction Microprocessors are generally classified into families with a variety of CPU models or implementations within that family. Within a processor family, there is a high level of binary compatibility. This family may be based on either an architectural specification or on maintaining compatibility with a popular processor. Recent microprocessor families such as the SPARC or PA-RISC are based on an architectural specification which is independent or any particular CPU model or implementation. Older families such as the M68xxx and the iX86 evolved as the manufacturer strived to produce higher performance processor models which maintained binary compatibility with older models. RTEMS takes advantage of the similarity of the various models within a CPU family. Although the models do vary in significant ways, the high level of compatibility makes it possible to share the bulk of the CPU dependent executive code across the entire family. Each processor family supported by RTEMS has a list of features which vary between CPU models within a family. For example, the most common model dependent feature regardless of CPU family is the presence or absence of a floating point unit or coprocessor. When defining the list of features present on a particular CPU model, one simply notes that floating point hardware is or is not present and defines a single constant appropriately. Conditional compilation is utilized to include the appropriate source code for this CPU model's feature set. It is important to note that this means that RTEMS is thus compiled using the appropriate feature set and compilation flags optimal for this CPU model used. The alternative would be to generate a binary which would execute on all family members using only the features which were always present. This chapter presents the set of features which vary across i386 implementations and are of importance to RTEMS. The set of CPU model feature macros are defined in the file c/src/exec/score/cpu/i386/i386.h based upon the particular CPU model defined on the compilation command line. @section CPU Model Name The macro CPU_MODEL_NAME is a string which designates the name of this CPU model. For example, for the Intel i386 without an i387 coprocessor, this macro is set to the string "i386 with i387". @section bswap Instruction The macro I386_HAS_BSWAP is set to 1 to indicate that this CPU model has the @code{bswap} instruction which endian swaps a thirty-two bit quantity. This instruction appears to be present in all CPU models i486's and above. @section Floating Point Unit The macro I386_HAS_FPU is set to 1 to indicate that this CPU model has a hardware floating point unit and 0 otherwise. The hardware floating point may be on-chip (as in the case of an i486DX or Pentium) or as a coprocessor (as in the case of an i386/i387 combination).