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+/*
+ *  linux/arch/arm/lib/io-readsw-armv3.S
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 1995-2000 Russell King
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ */
+#include <linux/linkage.h>
+#include <asm/assembler.h>
+#include <asm/hardware.h>
+
+.insw_bad_alignment:
+		adr	r0, .insw_bad_align_msg
+		mov	r2, lr
+		b	panic
+.insw_bad_align_msg:
+		.asciz	"insw: bad buffer alignment (0x%p, lr=0x%08lX)\n"
+		.align
+
+.insw_align:	tst	r1, #1
+		bne	.insw_bad_alignment
+
+		ldr	r3, [r0]
+		strb	r3, [r1], #1
+		mov	r3, r3, lsr #8
+		strb	r3, [r1], #1
+
+		subs	r2, r2, #1
+		RETINSTR(moveq, pc, lr)
+
+ENTRY(__raw_readsw)
+		teq	r2, #0		@ do we have to check for the zero len?
+		moveq	pc, lr
+		tst	r1, #3
+		bne	.insw_align
+
+.insw_aligned:	mov	ip, #0xff
+		orr	ip, ip, ip, lsl #8
+		stmfd	sp!, {r4, r5, r6, lr}
+
+		subs	r2, r2, #8
+		bmi	.no_insw_8
+
+.insw_8_lp:	ldr	r3, [r0]
+		and	r3, r3, ip
+		ldr	r4, [r0]
+		orr	r3, r3, r4, lsl #16
+
+		ldr	r4, [r0]
+		and	r4, r4, ip
+		ldr	r5, [r0]
+		orr	r4, r4, r5, lsl #16
+
+		ldr	r5, [r0]
+		and	r5, r5, ip
+		ldr	r6, [r0]
+		orr	r5, r5, r6, lsl #16
+
+		ldr	r6, [r0]
+		and	r6, r6, ip
+		ldr	lr, [r0]
+		orr	r6, r6, lr, lsl #16
+
+		stmia	r1!, {r3 - r6}
+
+		subs	r2, r2, #8
+		bpl	.insw_8_lp
+
+		tst	r2, #7
+		LOADREGS(eqfd, sp!, {r4, r5, r6, pc})
+
+.no_insw_8:	tst	r2, #4
+		beq	.no_insw_4
+
+		ldr	r3, [r0]
+		and	r3, r3, ip
+		ldr	r4, [r0]
+		orr	r3, r3, r4, lsl #16
+
+		ldr	r4, [r0]
+		and	r4, r4, ip
+		ldr	r5, [r0]
+		orr	r4, r4, r5, lsl #16
+
+		stmia	r1!, {r3, r4}
+
+.no_insw_4:	tst	r2, #2
+		beq	.no_insw_2
+
+		ldr	r3, [r0]
+		and	r3, r3, ip
+		ldr	r4, [r0]
+		orr	r3, r3, r4, lsl #16
+
+		str	r3, [r1], #4
+
+.no_insw_2:	tst	r2, #1
+		ldrne	r3, [r0]
+		strneb	r3, [r1], #1
+		movne	r3, r3, lsr #8
+		strneb	r3, [r1]
+
+		LOADREGS(fd, sp!, {r4, r5, r6, pc})
+
+