TI ARM Compiler User's Guide does not make it clear if Cortex-A9 or Cortex-A15 are supported

Chester Gillon said:

it is not clear if the TI ARM compiler is intended to support the Cortex-A9 or Cortex-A15 processor versions or not.

I disagree.  In the section titled Run-Time Model Options, the manual shows ...

-mv={4|5e|6|6M0|7A8|7M3|7M4|7R4}      Selects processor version: ARM V4 (ARM7), ARM V5e (ARM9E), ARM V6 (ARM11), ARM V6M0 (Cortex-M0), ARM V7A8 (Cortex-A8), ARM V7M3 (Cortex-M3), ARM V7M4 (Cortex-M4), or ARM V7R (Cortex-R4). The default is ARM V4.

This is the full list of processors the compiler supports.

Thanks and regards,

-George

George Mock said:

n the section titled Run-Time Model Options, the manual shows ...

Sorry, my question wasn't clear. I had seen that section of the manual. My confusion is that the term "ARM V7A8" doesn't seem to be explicitly mentioned in the ARM documentation. E.g. Cortex-A series processors lists the Cortex-A8, Cortex-A9 and Cortex-A15 as all implementing the ARMv7-A architecture profile.

Perhaps my question should be rephrased as when code is compiled with -mv=7A8, if the code is run on a Cortex-A9 or Cortex-A15:

1) Can the program fail at run time due to a binary incompatibility (between the Cortex-A8 the compiler was told and the actual Cortex-A9 or Cortex-A15)?

2) Or will the program run since the Cortex-A8, Cortex-A9 and Cortex-A15 all implement the ARMv7-A architecture profile, but that the compiler can't issue any instructions which are only supported by a Cortex-A9 or Cortex-15?

George Mock said:

This one is correct ...

Thank you for clarifying this.