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Chapter 2 - Mixed Mode Manager / Mixed Mode Manager Reference

Mixed Mode Manager Routines / Determining Instruction Set Architectures

GetCurrentISA

You can use the GetCurrentISA function to get the current instruction set architecture.

ISAType GetCurrentISA (void);

DESCRIPTION

The GetCurrentISA function returns the current instruction set architecture. See "Instruction Set Architectures" on page 2-35 for a list of the values GetCurrentISA
can return.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

Currently, the GetCurrentISA function is defined as a compiler macro.

#if defined(powerc) || defined(__powerc)
#define GetCurrentISA()       ((ISAType) kPowerPCISA)
#else
#define GetCurrentISA()       ((ISAType) kM68kISA)
#endif

The implementation details are subject to change.