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5e(1): cleanup

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stanley lieber 2011-06-30 14:44:56 -05:00
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@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ it supports, among others, the syscalls
.IR rfork (2) .IR rfork (2)
and and
.IR exec (2), .IR exec (2),
i.e. it allows execution of threaded programs, e.g. which allows for the execution of threaded programs (e.g.,
.IR rio (1) .IR rio (1)
or or
.IR catclock (1). .IR catclock (1)).
.PP .PP
.I 5e .I 5e
executes the specified binary executes the specified binary
@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ Supplying
causes failing processes to call causes failing processes to call
.IR abort (2) .IR abort (2)
instead of instead of
.IR sysfatal (2), .IR sysfatal (2).
but see below. See below.
.SH SOURCE .SH SOURCE
.B /sys/src/cmd/5e .B /sys/src/cmd/5e
.SH SEE ALSO .SH SEE ALSO
@ -111,14 +111,14 @@ Careless use of the
.B LDREX .B LDREX
and and
.B STREX .B STREX
instructions can lead to deadlock, however a real processor is supposed behave undefined in these cases. instructions can lead to deadlock, while a real processor will exhibit undefined behavior in these cases.
Accesses spanning segment boundaries will be treated like page faults. Accesses spanning segment boundaries will be treated as page faults.
Many syscalls like Many syscalls such as
.IR pread (2) .IR pread (2)
will shuffle data around (in most cases unnecessarily), if invoked on potentially shared segments of variable length, in particular the bss segment. will shuffle data around (in most cases unnecessarily) if invoked on potentially shared segments of variable length, in particular the bss segment.
FPA emulation leaves much to desire, rounding modes are ignored, all calculations are performed at extended precision. FPA emulation leaves much to be desired, rounding modes are ignored, all calculations are performed at extended precision.
Floating point exceptions crash the emulator. Floating point exceptions crash the emulator.
Several syscalls, most notably the Several syscalls, most notably the
@ -133,5 +133,5 @@ emulation is more than unsatisfactory.
The The
.I text .I text
argument should behave more like it would if it was entered in argument should behave more like it would if it had been entered as an argument to
.IR rc (1). .IR rc (1).