[patch 2nd ping][cft] aligning main's stack frame: take 2

[Stuart Hastings <stuart at apple dot com>]

	http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2006-03/msg00085.html

On Mar 1, 2006, at 3:47 PM, Stuart Hastings wrote:

> A small patch that extends self-aligning stackframes from "just main 
> ()" to "any function."
>
> Here's the original RTH patch, including a suggested exercise for  
> the student ("I don't do it here, but it *would* be possible to add  
> an attribute to enable this for any random function, or even (gasp)  
> a command-line flag..."):
>
> 	http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2005-10/msg00931.html
>
> My original patch adding the attribute RTH spoke of, and two  
> testcases:
>
> 	http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2006-02/msg00854.html
>
> My second patch, adding (gasp) a command-line flag and two more  
> testcases:
>
> 	http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2006-02/msg01073.html
>
> I'd appreciate any feedback on the question I posed in the latter:
>
> 	Q: The attribute takes its name from a GCC internal field  
> ("force_align_arg_pointer").
> 	Should it be renamed to be consistent with the commandline option  
> ("-mstackrealign")?
>
> I'd like to settle this promptly; I already have one customer using  
> this feature, and I expect others soon.
>
> stuart hastings
> Apple Computer