Re: BPF Extended: addressing BPF's shortcomings

["Paul \"LeoNerd\" Evans" <leonerd () leonerd org uk>]

On Thu, 11 Jun 2015 21:05:20 +1000
Darren Reed <darrenr () netbsd org> wrote:

> I would rather have instructions with larger operands that are easier
> for the parser to generate and let the interpreter (or JIT) worry
> about how to execute them.

+1

BPF is supposed to be a high-level interface to describe some sort
of virtual program that doesn't have to concern itself with the mundane
trivialities of how silicon actually implements it.

-- 
Paul "LeoNerd" Evans

leonerd () leonerd org uk
http://www.leonerd.org.uk/  |  https://metacpan.org/author/PEVANS
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