[VirtLayer] Midterm patches and blog update

[Philipp Eppelt]

Is there an automatic way to do all tmtests on qemu?

The score-libcpu_native patch is ready. I just need to do the tests.


On 08/15/2013 06:25 PM, Joel Sherrill wrote:
> My experience in the past is that it is accurate enough to see changes. It is more about the relative change that precise numbers.
> 
> Gedare Bloom <gedare at rtems.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> You ought to test the patch that moves code from score to libcpu with
> the tmtests to ensure that none of the timing changes. (Hm, does
> pc386/qemu offer accurate tmtest timing results?)
> 
> -Gedare
> 
> On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 1:36 PM, Gedare Bloom <gedare at rtems.org> wrote:
>> Please merge the part of the libcpu_i386_midterm.patch that contains
>> the relocated code into the score_i386_midterm.patch since the score
>> patch will not work right without reimplementing the libcpu part. Make
>> the addition of the virtual subdirectory of the libcpu a separate
>> patch that includes everything needed for it to work, probably by
>> merging it with the virtPok BSP.
>>
>> Please try to submit the patches directly to the mailing list with
>> git-send-email, it is easier to review patches that are emailed
>> directly instead of attached. Instructions can be found on the RTEMS
>> wiki Git_Users page.
>>
>> Other notes:
>> * avoid two or more blank lines in a row
>> * break lines longer than 80 characters
>> * don't use "Intel" to specify the i386 type in comments (other x86
>> brands should work..)
>> * put the extern "C" after include files. "C" files should not need
>> it, only header files.
>> * Delete "Formerly contained in and extracted from libcpu/i386/cpu.h"
>> from interrupts.h header comment. Possibly add comment "Relocated from
>> score/cpu/i386"
>> * rename files to avoid humpBackNotation. Files in RTEMS are usually
>> alllowercase so let us follow the usual way.
>> * Remove "Date: XX/YY/ZZZZ" from file comments
>> * Replace "Author: Philipp Eppelt" with a copyright statement e.g.
>> "Copyright (c) 2013 Philipp Eppelt."
>> * "virt_disableInterrupts" and "virt_enableInterrupts" are undefined.
>> Also they should be given a proper RTEMS name, e.g.
>> _CPU_Virtual_Disable_interrupts() or something.
>> * Add your copyright to the virtual/include/rtems/score/interrupts.h.
>> You substantially transformed this code and should lay claim to your
>> copyright.
>>
>> -Gedare
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 4:17 PM, Philipp Eppelt
>> <philipp.eppelt at mailbox.tu-dresden.de> wrote:
>>> Patch for libcpu, introducing CPU models 'native' and 'virtual' and
>>> implementing functions removed from score.
>>>
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