FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2026
binutils — Proposed
Opcodes changes for nanoMIPS support.
Adds nanoMIPS instruction set handling to the opcodes library.
This patch enhances the binutils opcodes library to support the nanoMIPS architecture. It introduces new header files, updates Makefiles and configuration scripts to recognize the nanoMIPS target, and adds new C source files for nanoMIPS disassembly, formats, and operation codes. Disassembler functions are also modified to include nanoMIPS.
In Details
Extends the binutils opcodes library for nanoMIPS. This involves adding new header files (opcode/nanomips.h), new source files for disassembly (nanomips-dis.c), instruction formats (nanomips-formats.h), and opcodes (nanomips-opc.c). Configuration files and disassemble.c are updated to incorporate nanoMIPS support.
For Context
- opcodes library
- A component of binutils that defines and handles instruction set architectures (ISAs), including their mnemonics, operands, and encoding.
- disassembler
- A tool that translates machine code back into human-readable assembly language.