Bug 32401

With altivec enabled gcc prepares additional space on the stack. Unlike earlier versions gcc 4.3 removes stack modification instructions if it isn't used. With just -maltivec or with -mabi=altivec when altivec isn't used it works very well. But with -mabi=altivec and altivec used gcc produces code with stucture similar to one produced by eariler gcc versions with just stack modification instructions removed. Seems like stack isn't optimized early enough.


This simple code:

void
test ( int len )
{
	if (len) {
		vector unsigned char vSetTo = {};
		asm volatile ("" : : "v" (vSetTo) ); /* do something */
	}
}


"gcc-4.3 -O2 -maltivec -mregnames test.c -S" produces:

test:
	cmpwi %cr7,%r3,0
	beqlr- %cr7
	vxor %v0,%v0,%v0
	blr


while "gcc-4.3 -O2 -maltivec -mabi=altivec -mregnames test.c -S" produces:

test:
	cmpwi %cr7,%r3,0
	beq- %cr7,.L3      # <-- should be beqlr
	vxor %v0,%v0,%v0
.L3:
	blr


The letter one has same structure as produced by earlier gcc versions, but without stack modification instructions:

gcc 4.1.3 produces:

test:
	cmpwi %cr7,%r3,0
	stwu %r1,-16(%r1)
	vxor %v0,%v0,%v0
	beq- %cr7,.L4
.L4:
	addi %r1,%r1,16
	blr