[aarch64-port-dev ] RFR(XS): Provide information when hitting a HaltNode for architectures other than x86

[Liu, Xin]

Hi, Andrew, 

Thank you to this JBS issue for aarch64.  I think I understand the mechanism behind it.  We always store and load 64 bits for a pointer and let type conversion do the job. 

You patch looks good to me. 
Thanks,
--lx



On 5/28/20, 9:53 AM, "Andrew Haley" <aph at redhat.com> wrote:

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    On 28/05/2020 11:02, Andrew Haley wrote:
    >> Just one thing:  for this instruction emit_int64((intptr_t)msg),  can we safely say a pointer is always 64-bit on aarch64?
    > That's a fair point. I'll change it: there's no need for that code to
    > depend on pointer size.

    http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~aph/8245986-2/

    I'm trying to get better at not always assuming that pointers
    and int64_t can be freely exchanged, or that the world is
    little endian. I have a long way to go.

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