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Re: powerpc64 builtin_va_arg and variable size structures
On Mon, Mar 31, 2003 at 09:19:57PM -0500, David Edelsohn wrote:
> >>>>> Alan Modra writes:
>
> Alan> I can't see anything in the
> Alan> PPC64 ABI that mandates special treatment for variable size
> Alan> structures. Can someone say why function_arg behaves this way?
>
> GCC parameter passing requires passing variable sized structures
> by reference. It cannot handle passing by value. See the HP/PA port and
> the discussion from last Fall.
I see. A little more searching revealed
http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2003-01/msg02373.html
Can that go on the 3.3 branch to fix this corner case, please?
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Alan Modra
IBM OzLabs - Linux Technology Centre