[PATCH 3/3] Optimize 64-bit mpn_add_N and mpn_sub_N for sparc T3 and later.

[David Miller]

From: Richard Henderson <rth at twiddle.net>
Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2013 06:53:18 -0800

> On 03/05/2013 04:54 AM, Torbjorn Granlund wrote:
>> There is currently no mpn/sparc64/ultrasparct3, only ultrasparct1.  For
>> which CPUs are these new add_n/sub_n intended?  Why not also for for
>> other CPUs?
> 
> For T3 and T4.  This file makes use of new instructions: addxc(cc).
> Honestly, why they didn't have a proper 64-bit with carry insn right
> from the very first v9 cpu is a mystery.

Even more mysterious is why, when they finally added it, they didn't
add subxc(cc) as well :-)

We discussed this here back in Dec/Jan when I was working on these
changes, and the sparc cpu folks have already received a complaint,
don't worry.