working on something, hold off syncing.
Defined macros for core CPU functions: CPU_INIT, CPU_RESET, CPU_EXIT,
CPU_EXECUTE, along with macros for the name and for calling, in the
spirit of the devintrf.h macros. More will come later.
Changed init, reset, exit, and execute interfaces to be passed a
const device_config * object. This is a fake object for the moment,
but encapsulates the machine pointer and token. Eventually this will
be a real device.
Changed the CPU IRQ callbacks to a proper type, and added a device
parameter to them.
Updated all CPU cores to the new macros and parameters.
Note that this changes the way we "pointer"-ify cores. I'll send an
update shortly.
Began the process of pruning options from the 68000 core, hard-coding it
for MAME's needs. We've hacked on it sufficiently that it is no longer
generic, so this is a good opportunity to simplify the code so that it
can actually be followed.
means of setting the minimum useful scheduling quantum, and clamping
all quanta to that value.
Changed interleave/boost handling to use scheduling quanta instead
of timers.
Added machine parameter to cpu_boost_interleave.
Updated cpuexec to compute the "perfect" interleave value taking into
account the minimum number of cycles per instruction specified by the
CPU core. Updated Z80 core to indicate that the minimum cpi is 2. Fixed
incorrect minimum cpi in the 68020+ cores.
Simplified a bit of logic in cpuexec_timeslice.
Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 1:04 AM
To: Aaron Giles
Subject: Z80 CPU change
Hello Aaron,
For a long time there was undiscovered internal register (MEMPTR) inside Z80 CPU which was visible by using BIT n,(HL) instruction in undocumented bits of flag, in
last few months lot of things have been discovered by team of Russian programmers. There was a test on real machine which showed status of flags after each instruction.
I am sending you now patch for Z80 with MEMPTR implemented, there is also one more bug fixed (BIT 6,(XY+o) was not implemented good it used BIT 4,(XY+o) code).
As a proof that things are now valid, I am sending screens before patch on Z80 cpu core, and after with compare of results on real machine.
I am also sending you a TZX file (for ZX Spectrum) since tests are done inside that driver.
Please inform me about status. Hope this could fix some issues in drivers using Z80, since some games used this flags.
Regards,
Miodrag Milanovic
* Hooked up 6845 in a daisy chain way into existing "6845 emulation"
* Clocks from schematics
* Video size issues - 6845 code related, discussion started on list
AICA: fix missing instruments in DTPK driver games [R. Belmont, Deunan Knute, kingshriek]
Naomi: unmapped words in the AICA address range must read as zero [R. Belmont]
With these changes Toy Fighter's music is much better.
