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Re: NetBSD-6.0.1 arm1136jf-s Warning: swp{b} use is deprecated for this architecture



On Jan 26, 2013, at 12:36 PM, Frank Zerangue wrote:

> Has anyone seen this warning on a NetBSD-6.0.1 build using an arm core 
> arm1136jf-s?
> 
> This is an armv6 architecture which deprecates the swp{b} instruction. It 
> looks like gcc version 4.5.3 (NetBSD nb2 20111202) is incorrectly producing 
> swp instructions for this cpu type, -mcpu=arm1136jf-s.

It's deprecated but still works.  There are changes in current which moves
it to ldrexb/strexb.

You can ignore it for now.


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