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+This directory contains mpn functions for various HP PA-RISC chips. Code
+that runs faster on the PA7100 and later implementations, is in the pa7100
+directory.
+
+RELEVANT OPTIMIZATION ISSUES
+
+ Load and Store timing
+
+On the PA7000 no memory instructions can issue the two cycles after a store.
+For the PA7100, this is reduced to one cycle.
+
+The PA7100 has a lookup-free cache, so it helps to schedule loads and the
+dependent instruction really far from each other.
+
+STATUS
+
+1. mpn_mul_1 could be improved to 6.5 cycles/limb on the PA7100, using the
+ instructions bwlow (but some sw pipelining is needed to avoid the
+ xmpyu-fstds delay):
+
+ fldds s1_ptr
+
+ xmpyu
+ fstds N(%r30)
+ xmpyu
+ fstds N(%r30)
+
+ ldws N(%r30)
+ ldws N(%r30)
+ ldws N(%r30)
+ ldws N(%r30)
+
+ addc
+ stws res_ptr
+ addc
+ stws res_ptr
+
+ addib Loop
+
+2. mpn_addmul_1 could be improved from the current 10 to 7.5 cycles/limb
+ (asymptotically) on the PA7100, using the instructions below. With proper
+ sw pipelining and the unrolling level below, the speed becomes 8
+ cycles/limb.
+
+ fldds s1_ptr
+ fldds s1_ptr
+
+ xmpyu
+ fstds N(%r30)
+ xmpyu
+ fstds N(%r30)
+ xmpyu
+ fstds N(%r30)
+ xmpyu
+ fstds N(%r30)
+
+ ldws N(%r30)
+ ldws N(%r30)
+ ldws N(%r30)
+ ldws N(%r30)
+ ldws N(%r30)
+ ldws N(%r30)
+ ldws N(%r30)
+ ldws N(%r30)
+ addc
+ addc
+ addc
+ addc
+ addc %r0,%r0,cy-limb
+
+ ldws res_ptr
+ ldws res_ptr
+ ldws res_ptr
+ ldws res_ptr
+ add
+ stws res_ptr
+ addc
+ stws res_ptr
+ addc
+ stws res_ptr
+ addc
+ stws res_ptr
+
+ addib