RE: [PATCH v2] kbuild: treat char as always unsigned

[David Laight]

....
> > int strcmp1(const char *cs, const char *ct)
> > {
> >         int res;
> >
> >         asm ("\n"
> >                 "1: move.b  (%0)+,%2\n"  /* get *cs */
> >                 "   jeq     2f\n"        /* end of first string? */
> >                 "   cmp.b   (%1)+,%2\n"  /* compare *ct */
> >                 "   jeq     1b\n"        /* if equal, continue */
> >                 "   jra     3f\n"        /* else skip to tail */
> >                 "2: cmp.b   (%1)+,%2\n"  /* compare one last byte */
> >                 "3: subx.l  %2, %2\n"    /* -1 if borrow, 0 if not */
> >                 "   jls     4f\n"        /* if set, z is from sub.b */
> 
> The subx will set Z unless C was set.
> So that doesn't seem right.

Clearly my brain was asleep earlier.
subx will clear Z not set it.

	David

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