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a8154559 1@c Copyright (C) 1988,1989,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002
fed3cef0 2@c Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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3@c This is part of the GCC manual.
4@c For copying conditions, see the file gcc.texi.
5
6@node Target Macros
672a6f42 7@chapter Target Description Macros and Functions
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8@cindex machine description macros
9@cindex target description macros
10@cindex macros, target description
11@cindex @file{tm.h} macros
12
13In addition to the file @file{@var{machine}.md}, a machine description
14includes a C header file conventionally given the name
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15@file{@var{machine}.h} and a C source file named @file{@var{machine}.c}.
16The header file defines numerous macros that convey the information
17about the target machine that does not fit into the scheme of the
18@file{.md} file. The file @file{tm.h} should be a link to
19@file{@var{machine}.h}. The header file @file{config.h} includes
20@file{tm.h} and most compiler source files include @file{config.h}. The
648c546a 21source file defines a variable @code{targetm}, which is a structure
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22containing pointers to functions and data relating to the target
23machine. @file{@var{machine}.c} should also contain their definitions,
24if they are not defined elsewhere in GCC, and other functions called
25through the macros defined in the @file{.h} file.
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26
27@menu
648c546a 28* Target Structure:: The @code{targetm} variable.
feca2ed3 29* Driver:: Controlling how the driver runs the compilation passes.
630d3d5a 30* Run-time Target:: Defining @samp{-m} options like @option{-m68000} and @option{-m68020}.
414c4dc4 31* Per-Function Data:: Defining data structures for per-function information.
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32* Storage Layout:: Defining sizes and alignments of data.
33* Type Layout:: Defining sizes and properties of basic user data types.
b2b263e1 34* Escape Sequences:: Defining the value of target character escape sequences
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35* Registers:: Naming and describing the hardware registers.
36* Register Classes:: Defining the classes of hardware registers.
37* Stack and Calling:: Defining which way the stack grows and by how much.
38* Varargs:: Defining the varargs macros.
39* Trampolines:: Code set up at run time to enter a nested function.
40* Library Calls:: Controlling how library routines are implicitly called.
41* Addressing Modes:: Defining addressing modes valid for memory operands.
42* Condition Code:: Defining how insns update the condition code.
43* Costs:: Defining relative costs of different operations.
c237e94a 44* Scheduling:: Adjusting the behavior of the instruction scheduler.
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45* Sections:: Dividing storage into text, data, and other sections.
46* PIC:: Macros for position independent code.
47* Assembler Format:: Defining how to write insns and pseudo-ops to output.
48* Debugging Info:: Defining the format of debugging output.
b216cd4a 49* Floating Point:: Handling floating point for cross-compilers.
9f09b1f2 50* Mode Switching:: Insertion of mode-switching instructions.
91d231cb 51* Target Attributes:: Defining target-specific uses of @code{__attribute__}.
d604bca3 52* MIPS Coprocessors:: MIPS coprocessor support and how to customize it.
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53* Misc:: Everything else.
54@end menu
55
672a6f42 56@node Target Structure
648c546a 57@section The Global @code{targetm} Variable
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58@cindex target hooks
59@cindex target functions
60
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61@deftypevar {struct gcc_target} targetm
62The target @file{.c} file must define the global @code{targetm} variable
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63which contains pointers to functions and data relating to the target
64machine. The variable is declared in @file{target.h};
65@file{target-def.h} defines the macro @code{TARGET_INITIALIZER} which is
66used to initialize the variable, and macros for the default initializers
67for elements of the structure. The @file{.c} file should override those
68macros for which the default definition is inappropriate. For example:
69@smallexample
70#include "target.h"
71#include "target-def.h"
72
73/* @r{Initialize the GCC target structure.} */
74
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75#undef TARGET_COMP_TYPE_ATTRIBUTES
76#define TARGET_COMP_TYPE_ATTRIBUTES @var{machine}_comp_type_attributes
672a6f42 77
f6897b10 78struct gcc_target targetm = TARGET_INITIALIZER;
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79@end smallexample
80@end deftypevar
81
82Where a macro should be defined in the @file{.c} file in this manner to
648c546a 83form part of the @code{targetm} structure, it is documented below as a
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84``Target Hook'' with a prototype. Many macros will change in future
85from being defined in the @file{.h} file to being part of the
648c546a 86@code{targetm} structure.
672a6f42 87
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88@node Driver
89@section Controlling the Compilation Driver, @file{gcc}
90@cindex driver
91@cindex controlling the compilation driver
92
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94You can control the compilation driver.
95
96@table @code
97@findex SWITCH_TAKES_ARG
98@item SWITCH_TAKES_ARG (@var{char})
630d3d5a 99A C expression which determines whether the option @option{-@var{char}}
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100takes arguments. The value should be the number of arguments that
101option takes--zero, for many options.
102
103By default, this macro is defined as
104@code{DEFAULT_SWITCH_TAKES_ARG}, which handles the standard options
105properly. You need not define @code{SWITCH_TAKES_ARG} unless you
106wish to add additional options which take arguments. Any redefinition
107should call @code{DEFAULT_SWITCH_TAKES_ARG} and then check for
108additional options.
109
110@findex WORD_SWITCH_TAKES_ARG
111@item WORD_SWITCH_TAKES_ARG (@var{name})
630d3d5a 112A C expression which determines whether the option @option{-@var{name}}
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113takes arguments. The value should be the number of arguments that
114option takes--zero, for many options. This macro rather than
115@code{SWITCH_TAKES_ARG} is used for multi-character option names.
116
117By default, this macro is defined as
118@code{DEFAULT_WORD_SWITCH_TAKES_ARG}, which handles the standard options
119properly. You need not define @code{WORD_SWITCH_TAKES_ARG} unless you
120wish to add additional options which take arguments. Any redefinition
121should call @code{DEFAULT_WORD_SWITCH_TAKES_ARG} and then check for
122additional options.
123
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124@findex SWITCH_CURTAILS_COMPILATION
125@item SWITCH_CURTAILS_COMPILATION (@var{char})
630d3d5a 126A C expression which determines whether the option @option{-@var{char}}
88117d44 127stops compilation before the generation of an executable. The value is
df2a54e9 128boolean, nonzero if the option does stop an executable from being
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129generated, zero otherwise.
130
131By default, this macro is defined as
132@code{DEFAULT_SWITCH_CURTAILS_COMPILATION}, which handles the standard
133options properly. You need not define
134@code{SWITCH_CURTAILS_COMPILATION} unless you wish to add additional
135options which affect the generation of an executable. Any redefinition
136should call @code{DEFAULT_SWITCH_CURTAILS_COMPILATION} and then check
137for additional options.
138
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139@findex SWITCHES_NEED_SPACES
140@item SWITCHES_NEED_SPACES
141A string-valued C expression which enumerates the options for which
142the linker needs a space between the option and its argument.
143
144If this macro is not defined, the default value is @code{""}.
145
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146@findex TARGET_OPTION_TRANSLATE_TABLE
147@item TARGET_OPTION_TRANSLATE_TABLE
148If defined, a list of pairs of strings, the first of which is a
149potential command line target to the @file{gcc} driver program, and the
150second of which is a space-separated (tabs and other whitespace are not
151supported) list of options with which to replace the first option. The
152target defining this list is responsible for assuring that the results
153are valid. Replacement options may not be the @code{--opt} style, they
154must be the @code{-opt} style. It is the intention of this macro to
155provide a mechanism for substitution that affects the multilibs chosen,
156such as one option that enables many options, some of which select
157multilibs. Example nonsensical definition, where @code{-malt-abi},
158@code{-EB}, and @code{-mspoo} cause different multilibs to be chosen:
159
478c9e72 160@smallexample
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161#define TARGET_OPTION_TRANSLATE_TABLE \
162@{ "-fast", "-march=fast-foo -malt-abi -I/usr/fast-foo" @}, \
163@{ "-compat", "-EB -malign=4 -mspoo" @}
478c9e72 164@end smallexample
0259b07a 165
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166@findex CPP_SPEC
167@item CPP_SPEC
a3a15b4d 168A C string constant that tells the GCC driver program options to
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169pass to CPP@. It can also specify how to translate options you
170give to GCC into options for GCC to pass to the CPP@.
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171
172Do not define this macro if it does not need to do anything.
173
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174@findex CPLUSPLUS_CPP_SPEC
175@item CPLUSPLUS_CPP_SPEC
176This macro is just like @code{CPP_SPEC}, but is used for C++, rather
161d7b59 177than C@. If you do not define this macro, then the value of
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178@code{CPP_SPEC} (if any) will be used instead.
179
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180@findex CC1_SPEC
181@item CC1_SPEC
a3a15b4d 182A C string constant that tells the GCC driver program options to
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183pass to @code{cc1}, @code{cc1plus}, @code{f771}, and the other language
184front ends.
a3a15b4d 185It can also specify how to translate options you give to GCC into options
630d3d5a 186for GCC to pass to front ends.
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187
188Do not define this macro if it does not need to do anything.
189
190@findex CC1PLUS_SPEC
191@item CC1PLUS_SPEC
a3a15b4d 192A C string constant that tells the GCC driver program options to
feca2ed3 193pass to @code{cc1plus}. It can also specify how to translate options you
a3a15b4d 194give to GCC into options for GCC to pass to the @code{cc1plus}.
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195
196Do not define this macro if it does not need to do anything.
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197Note that everything defined in CC1_SPEC is already passed to
198@code{cc1plus} so there is no need to duplicate the contents of
161d7b59 199CC1_SPEC in CC1PLUS_SPEC@.
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200
201@findex ASM_SPEC
202@item ASM_SPEC
a3a15b4d 203A C string constant that tells the GCC driver program options to
feca2ed3 204pass to the assembler. It can also specify how to translate options
a3a15b4d 205you give to GCC into options for GCC to pass to the assembler.
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206See the file @file{sun3.h} for an example of this.
207
208Do not define this macro if it does not need to do anything.
209
210@findex ASM_FINAL_SPEC
211@item ASM_FINAL_SPEC
a3a15b4d 212A C string constant that tells the GCC driver program how to
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213run any programs which cleanup after the normal assembler.
214Normally, this is not needed. See the file @file{mips.h} for
215an example of this.
216
217Do not define this macro if it does not need to do anything.
218
219@findex LINK_SPEC
220@item LINK_SPEC
a3a15b4d 221A C string constant that tells the GCC driver program options to
feca2ed3 222pass to the linker. It can also specify how to translate options you
a3a15b4d 223give to GCC into options for GCC to pass to the linker.
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224
225Do not define this macro if it does not need to do anything.
226
227@findex LIB_SPEC
228@item LIB_SPEC
229Another C string constant used much like @code{LINK_SPEC}. The difference
230between the two is that @code{LIB_SPEC} is used at the end of the
231command given to the linker.
232
233If this macro is not defined, a default is provided that
234loads the standard C library from the usual place. See @file{gcc.c}.
235
236@findex LIBGCC_SPEC
237@item LIBGCC_SPEC
a3a15b4d 238Another C string constant that tells the GCC driver program
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239how and when to place a reference to @file{libgcc.a} into the
240linker command line. This constant is placed both before and after
241the value of @code{LIB_SPEC}.
242
a3a15b4d 243If this macro is not defined, the GCC driver provides a default that
630d3d5a 244passes the string @option{-lgcc} to the linker.
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245
246@findex STARTFILE_SPEC
247@item STARTFILE_SPEC
248Another C string constant used much like @code{LINK_SPEC}. The
249difference between the two is that @code{STARTFILE_SPEC} is used at
250the very beginning of the command given to the linker.
251
252If this macro is not defined, a default is provided that loads the
253standard C startup file from the usual place. See @file{gcc.c}.
254
255@findex ENDFILE_SPEC
256@item ENDFILE_SPEC
257Another C string constant used much like @code{LINK_SPEC}. The
258difference between the two is that @code{ENDFILE_SPEC} is used at
259the very end of the command given to the linker.
260
261Do not define this macro if it does not need to do anything.
262
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263@findex THREAD_MODEL_SPEC
264@item THREAD_MODEL_SPEC
265GCC @code{-v} will print the thread model GCC was configured to use.
266However, this doesn't work on platforms that are multilibbed on thread
267models, such as AIX 4.3. On such platforms, define
268@code{THREAD_MODEL_SPEC} such that it evaluates to a string without
269blanks that names one of the recognized thread models. @code{%*}, the
270default value of this macro, will expand to the value of
271@code{thread_file} set in @file{config.gcc}.
272
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273@findex EXTRA_SPECS
274@item EXTRA_SPECS
275Define this macro to provide additional specifications to put in the
276@file{specs} file that can be used in various specifications like
277@code{CC1_SPEC}.
278
279The definition should be an initializer for an array of structures,
280containing a string constant, that defines the specification name, and a
281string constant that provides the specification.
282
283Do not define this macro if it does not need to do anything.
284
285@code{EXTRA_SPECS} is useful when an architecture contains several
630d3d5a 286related targets, which have various @code{@dots{}_SPECS} which are similar
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287to each other, and the maintainer would like one central place to keep
288these definitions.
289
290For example, the PowerPC System V.4 targets use @code{EXTRA_SPECS} to
291define either @code{_CALL_SYSV} when the System V calling sequence is
292used or @code{_CALL_AIX} when the older AIX-based calling sequence is
293used.
294
295The @file{config/rs6000/rs6000.h} target file defines:
296
297@example
298#define EXTRA_SPECS \
299 @{ "cpp_sysv_default", CPP_SYSV_DEFAULT @},
300
301#define CPP_SYS_DEFAULT ""
302@end example
303
304The @file{config/rs6000/sysv.h} target file defines:
305@smallexample
306#undef CPP_SPEC
307#define CPP_SPEC \
308"%@{posix: -D_POSIX_SOURCE @} \
309%@{mcall-sysv: -D_CALL_SYSV @} %@{mcall-aix: -D_CALL_AIX @} \
310%@{!mcall-sysv: %@{!mcall-aix: %(cpp_sysv_default) @}@} \
311%@{msoft-float: -D_SOFT_FLOAT@} %@{mcpu=403: -D_SOFT_FLOAT@}"
312
313#undef CPP_SYSV_DEFAULT
314#define CPP_SYSV_DEFAULT "-D_CALL_SYSV"
315@end smallexample
316
317while the @file{config/rs6000/eabiaix.h} target file defines
318@code{CPP_SYSV_DEFAULT} as:
319
320@smallexample
321#undef CPP_SYSV_DEFAULT
322#define CPP_SYSV_DEFAULT "-D_CALL_AIX"
323@end smallexample
324
325@findex LINK_LIBGCC_SPECIAL
326@item LINK_LIBGCC_SPECIAL
327Define this macro if the driver program should find the library
630d3d5a 328@file{libgcc.a} itself and should not pass @option{-L} options to the
feca2ed3 329linker. If you do not define this macro, the driver program will pass
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330the argument @option{-lgcc} to tell the linker to do the search and will
331pass @option{-L} options to it.
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332
333@findex LINK_LIBGCC_SPECIAL_1
334@item LINK_LIBGCC_SPECIAL_1
335Define this macro if the driver program should find the library
336@file{libgcc.a}. If you do not define this macro, the driver program will pass
630d3d5a 337the argument @option{-lgcc} to tell the linker to do the search.
feca2ed3 338This macro is similar to @code{LINK_LIBGCC_SPECIAL}, except that it does
630d3d5a 339not affect @option{-L} options.
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341@findex LINK_GCC_C_SEQUENCE_SPEC
342@item LINK_GCC_C_SEQUENCE_SPEC
343The sequence in which libgcc and libc are specified to the linker.
344By default this is @code{%G %L %G}.
345
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346@findex LINK_COMMAND_SPEC
347@item LINK_COMMAND_SPEC
348A C string constant giving the complete command line need to execute the
349linker. When you do this, you will need to update your port each time a
350change is made to the link command line within @file{gcc.c}. Therefore,
351define this macro only if you need to completely redefine the command
352line for invoking the linker and there is no other way to accomplish
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353the effect you need. Overriding this macro may be avoidable by overriding
354@code{LINK_GCC_C_SEQUENCE_SPEC} instead.
9ec36da5 355
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356@findex LINK_ELIMINATE_DUPLICATE_LDIRECTORIES
357@item LINK_ELIMINATE_DUPLICATE_LDIRECTORIES
2cc07db4 358A nonzero value causes @command{collect2} to remove duplicate @option{-L@var{directory}} search
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359directories from linking commands. Do not give it a nonzero value if
360removing duplicate search directories changes the linker's semantics.
361
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362@findex MULTILIB_DEFAULTS
363@item MULTILIB_DEFAULTS
364Define this macro as a C expression for the initializer of an array of
365string to tell the driver program which options are defaults for this
366target and thus do not need to be handled specially when using
367@code{MULTILIB_OPTIONS}.
368
369Do not define this macro if @code{MULTILIB_OPTIONS} is not defined in
370the target makefile fragment or if none of the options listed in
371@code{MULTILIB_OPTIONS} are set by default.
372@xref{Target Fragment}.
373
374@findex RELATIVE_PREFIX_NOT_LINKDIR
375@item RELATIVE_PREFIX_NOT_LINKDIR
376Define this macro to tell @code{gcc} that it should only translate
630d3d5a 377a @option{-B} prefix into a @option{-L} linker option if the prefix
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378indicates an absolute file name.
379
380@findex STANDARD_EXEC_PREFIX
381@item STANDARD_EXEC_PREFIX
382Define this macro as a C string constant if you wish to override the
383standard choice of @file{/usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/} as the default prefix to
384try when searching for the executable files of the compiler.
385
386@findex MD_EXEC_PREFIX
387@item MD_EXEC_PREFIX
388If defined, this macro is an additional prefix to try after
389@code{STANDARD_EXEC_PREFIX}. @code{MD_EXEC_PREFIX} is not searched
630d3d5a 390when the @option{-b} option is used, or the compiler is built as a cross
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391compiler. If you define @code{MD_EXEC_PREFIX}, then be sure to add it
392to the list of directories used to find the assembler in @file{configure.in}.
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393
394@findex STANDARD_STARTFILE_PREFIX
395@item STANDARD_STARTFILE_PREFIX
396Define this macro as a C string constant if you wish to override the
397standard choice of @file{/usr/local/lib/} as the default prefix to
398try when searching for startup files such as @file{crt0.o}.
399
400@findex MD_STARTFILE_PREFIX
401@item MD_STARTFILE_PREFIX
402If defined, this macro supplies an additional prefix to try after the
403standard prefixes. @code{MD_EXEC_PREFIX} is not searched when the
630d3d5a 404@option{-b} option is used, or when the compiler is built as a cross
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405compiler.
406
407@findex MD_STARTFILE_PREFIX_1
408@item MD_STARTFILE_PREFIX_1
409If defined, this macro supplies yet another prefix to try after the
630d3d5a 410standard prefixes. It is not searched when the @option{-b} option is
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411used, or when the compiler is built as a cross compiler.
412
413@findex INIT_ENVIRONMENT
414@item INIT_ENVIRONMENT
e9a25f70 415Define this macro as a C string constant if you wish to set environment
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416variables for programs called by the driver, such as the assembler and
417loader. The driver passes the value of this macro to @code{putenv} to
418initialize the necessary environment variables.
419
420@findex LOCAL_INCLUDE_DIR
421@item LOCAL_INCLUDE_DIR
422Define this macro as a C string constant if you wish to override the
423standard choice of @file{/usr/local/include} as the default prefix to
424try when searching for local header files. @code{LOCAL_INCLUDE_DIR}
425comes before @code{SYSTEM_INCLUDE_DIR} in the search order.
426
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427Cross compilers do not search either @file{/usr/local/include} or its
428replacement.
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430@findex MODIFY_TARGET_NAME
431@item MODIFY_TARGET_NAME
432Define this macro if you with to define command-line switches that modify the
433default target name
434
435For each switch, you can include a string to be appended to the first
436part of the configuration name or a string to be deleted from the
437configuration name, if present. The definition should be an initializer
438for an array of structures. Each array element should have three
439elements: the switch name (a string constant, including the initial
440dash), one of the enumeration codes @code{ADD} or @code{DELETE} to
441indicate whether the string should be inserted or deleted, and the string
442to be inserted or deleted (a string constant).
443
444For example, on a machine where @samp{64} at the end of the
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445configuration name denotes a 64-bit target and you want the @option{-32}
446and @option{-64} switches to select between 32- and 64-bit targets, you would
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447code
448
449@smallexample
450#define MODIFY_TARGET_NAME \
451 @{ @{ "-32", DELETE, "64"@}, \
452 @{"-64", ADD, "64"@}@}
453@end smallexample
454
455
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456@findex SYSTEM_INCLUDE_DIR
457@item SYSTEM_INCLUDE_DIR
458Define this macro as a C string constant if you wish to specify a
459system-specific directory to search for header files before the standard
460directory. @code{SYSTEM_INCLUDE_DIR} comes before
461@code{STANDARD_INCLUDE_DIR} in the search order.
462
463Cross compilers do not use this macro and do not search the directory
464specified.
465
466@findex STANDARD_INCLUDE_DIR
467@item STANDARD_INCLUDE_DIR
468Define this macro as a C string constant if you wish to override the
469standard choice of @file{/usr/include} as the default prefix to
470try when searching for header files.
471
472Cross compilers do not use this macro and do not search either
473@file{/usr/include} or its replacement.
474
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475@findex STANDARD_INCLUDE_COMPONENT
476@item STANDARD_INCLUDE_COMPONENT
477The ``component'' corresponding to @code{STANDARD_INCLUDE_DIR}.
478See @code{INCLUDE_DEFAULTS}, below, for the description of components.
479If you do not define this macro, no component is used.
480
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481@findex INCLUDE_DEFAULTS
482@item INCLUDE_DEFAULTS
483Define this macro if you wish to override the entire default search path
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484for include files. For a native compiler, the default search path
485usually consists of @code{GCC_INCLUDE_DIR}, @code{LOCAL_INCLUDE_DIR},
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486@code{SYSTEM_INCLUDE_DIR}, @code{GPLUSPLUS_INCLUDE_DIR}, and
487@code{STANDARD_INCLUDE_DIR}. In addition, @code{GPLUSPLUS_INCLUDE_DIR}
488and @code{GCC_INCLUDE_DIR} are defined automatically by @file{Makefile},
161d7b59 489and specify private search areas for GCC@. The directory
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490@code{GPLUSPLUS_INCLUDE_DIR} is used only for C++ programs.
491
492The definition should be an initializer for an array of structures.
e9a25f70 493Each array element should have four elements: the directory name (a
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494string constant), the component name (also a string constant), a flag
495for C++-only directories,
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496and a flag showing that the includes in the directory don't need to be
497wrapped in @code{extern @samp{C}} when compiling C++. Mark the end of
498the array with a null element.
499
500The component name denotes what GNU package the include file is part of,
501if any, in all upper-case letters. For example, it might be @samp{GCC}
9f6dc500 502or @samp{BINUTILS}. If the package is part of a vendor-supplied
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503operating system, code the component name as @samp{0}.
504
e9a25f70 505For example, here is the definition used for VAX/VMS:
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507@example
508#define INCLUDE_DEFAULTS \
509@{ \
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510 @{ "GNU_GXX_INCLUDE:", "G++", 1, 1@}, \
511 @{ "GNU_CC_INCLUDE:", "GCC", 0, 0@}, \
512 @{ "SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSLIB.]", 0, 0, 0@}, \
513 @{ ".", 0, 0, 0@}, \
514 @{ 0, 0, 0, 0@} \
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516@end example
517@end table
518
519Here is the order of prefixes tried for exec files:
520
521@enumerate
522@item
630d3d5a 523Any prefixes specified by the user with @option{-B}.
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525@item
526The environment variable @code{GCC_EXEC_PREFIX}, if any.
527
528@item
529The directories specified by the environment variable @code{COMPILER_PATH}.
530
531@item
532The macro @code{STANDARD_EXEC_PREFIX}.
533
534@item
535@file{/usr/lib/gcc/}.
536
537@item
538The macro @code{MD_EXEC_PREFIX}, if any.
539@end enumerate
540
541Here is the order of prefixes tried for startfiles:
542
543@enumerate
544@item
630d3d5a 545Any prefixes specified by the user with @option{-B}.
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547@item
548The environment variable @code{GCC_EXEC_PREFIX}, if any.
549
550@item
551The directories specified by the environment variable @code{LIBRARY_PATH}
512b62fb 552(or port-specific name; native only, cross compilers do not use this).
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554@item
555The macro @code{STANDARD_EXEC_PREFIX}.
556
557@item
558@file{/usr/lib/gcc/}.
559
560@item
561The macro @code{MD_EXEC_PREFIX}, if any.
562
563@item
564The macro @code{MD_STARTFILE_PREFIX}, if any.
565
566@item
567The macro @code{STANDARD_STARTFILE_PREFIX}.
568
569@item
570@file{/lib/}.
571
572@item
573@file{/usr/lib/}.
574@end enumerate
575
576@node Run-time Target
577@section Run-time Target Specification
578@cindex run-time target specification
579@cindex predefined macros
580@cindex target specifications
581
582@c prevent bad page break with this line
583Here are run-time target specifications.
584
585@table @code
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586@findex TARGET_CPU_CPP_BUILTINS
587@item TARGET_CPU_CPP_BUILTINS()
588This function-like macro expands to a block of code that defines
589built-in preprocessor macros and assertions for the target cpu, using
1f95326c 590the functions @code{builtin_define}, @code{builtin_define_std} and
81a75f0f 591@code{builtin_assert} defined in @file{c-common.c}. When the front end
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592calls this macro it provides a trailing semicolon, and since it has
593finished command line option processing your code can use those
594results freely.
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595
596@code{builtin_assert} takes a string in the form you pass to the
597command-line option @option{-A}, such as @code{cpu=mips}, and creates
d90a95fb 598the assertion. @code{builtin_define} takes a string in the form
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599accepted by option @option{-D} and unconditionally defines the macro.
600
d90a95fb 601@code{builtin_define_std} takes a string representing the name of an
3df89291 602object-like macro. If it doesn't lie in the user's namespace,
d90a95fb 603@code{builtin_define_std} defines it unconditionally. Otherwise, it
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604defines a version with two leading underscores, and another version
605with two leading and trailing underscores, and defines the original
606only if an ISO standard was not requested on the command line. For
607example, passing @code{unix} defines @code{__unix}, @code{__unix__}
608and possibly @code{unix}; passing @code{_mips} defines @code{__mips},
609@code{__mips__} and possibly @code{_mips}, and passing @code{_ABI64}
610defines only @code{_ABI64}.
611
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612You can also test for the C dialect being compiled. The variable
613@code{c_language} is set to one of @code{clk_c}, @code{clk_cplusplus}
614or @code{clk_objective_c}. Note that if we are preprocessing
615assembler, this variable will be @code{clk_c} but the function-like
616macro @code{preprocessing_asm_p()} will return true, so you might want
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617to check for that first. If you need to check for strict ANSI, the
618variable @code{flag_iso} can be used.
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620With @code{TARGET_OS_CPP_BUILTINS} this macro obsoletes the
621@code{CPP_PREDEFINES} target macro.
622
623@findex TARGET_OS_CPP_BUILTINS
624@item TARGET_OS_CPP_BUILTINS()
625Similarly to @code{TARGET_CPU_CPP_BUILTINS} but this macro is optional
626and is used for the target operating system instead.
627
628With @code{TARGET_CPU_CPP_BUILTINS} this macro obsoletes the
629@code{CPP_PREDEFINES} target macro.
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631@findex CPP_PREDEFINES
632@item CPP_PREDEFINES
630d3d5a 633Define this to be a string constant containing @option{-D} options to
feca2ed3 634define the predefined macros that identify this machine and system.
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635These macros will be predefined unless the @option{-ansi} option (or a
636@option{-std} option for strict ISO C conformance) is specified.
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637
638In addition, a parallel set of macros are predefined, whose names are
639made by appending @samp{__} at the beginning and at the end. These
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640@samp{__} macros are permitted by the ISO standard, so they are
641predefined regardless of whether @option{-ansi} or a @option{-std} option
642is specified.
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643
644For example, on the Sun, one can use the following value:
645
646@smallexample
647"-Dmc68000 -Dsun -Dunix"
648@end smallexample
649
650The result is to define the macros @code{__mc68000__}, @code{__sun__}
651and @code{__unix__} unconditionally, and the macros @code{mc68000},
630d3d5a 652@code{sun} and @code{unix} provided @option{-ansi} is not specified.
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653
654@findex extern int target_flags
655@item extern int target_flags;
656This declaration should be present.
657
658@cindex optional hardware or system features
659@cindex features, optional, in system conventions
660@item TARGET_@dots{}
661This series of macros is to allow compiler command arguments to
662enable or disable the use of optional features of the target machine.
663For example, one machine description serves both the 68000 and
664the 68020; a command argument tells the compiler whether it should
665use 68020-only instructions or not. This command argument works
666by means of a macro @code{TARGET_68020} that tests a bit in
667@code{target_flags}.
668
669Define a macro @code{TARGET_@var{featurename}} for each such option.
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670Its definition should test a bit in @code{target_flags}. It is
671recommended that a helper macro @code{TARGET_MASK_@var{featurename}}
672is defined for each bit-value to test, and used in
673@code{TARGET_@var{featurename}} and @code{TARGET_SWITCHES}. For
674example:
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675
676@smallexample
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677#define TARGET_MASK_68020 1
678#define TARGET_68020 (target_flags & TARGET_MASK_68020)
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679@end smallexample
680
681One place where these macros are used is in the condition-expressions
682of instruction patterns. Note how @code{TARGET_68020} appears
683frequently in the 68000 machine description file, @file{m68k.md}.
684Another place they are used is in the definitions of the other
685macros in the @file{@var{machine}.h} file.
686
687@findex TARGET_SWITCHES
688@item TARGET_SWITCHES
689This macro defines names of command options to set and clear
690bits in @code{target_flags}. Its definition is an initializer
691with a subgrouping for each command option.
692
693Each subgrouping contains a string constant, that defines the option
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694name, a number, which contains the bits to set in
695@code{target_flags}, and a second string which is the description
561c1ae1 696displayed by @option{--help}. If the number is negative then the bits specified
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697by the number are cleared instead of being set. If the description
698string is present but empty, then no help information will be displayed
699for that option, but it will not count as an undocumented option. The
700actual option name is made by appending @samp{-m} to the specified name.
561c1ae1 701Non-empty description strings should be marked with @code{N_(@dots{})} for
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702@command{xgettext}. Please do not mark empty strings because the empty
703string is reserved by GNU gettext. @code{gettext("")} returns the header entry
704of the message catalog with meta information, not the empty string.
705
706In addition to the description for @option{--help},
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707more detailed documentation for each option should be added to
708@file{invoke.texi}.
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710One of the subgroupings should have a null string. The number in
711this grouping is the default value for @code{target_flags}. Any
712target options act starting with that value.
713
630d3d5a 714Here is an example which defines @option{-m68000} and @option{-m68020}
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715with opposite meanings, and picks the latter as the default:
716
717@smallexample
718#define TARGET_SWITCHES \
9f6dc500 719 @{ @{ "68020", TARGET_MASK_68020, "" @}, \
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720 @{ "68000", -TARGET_MASK_68020, \
721 N_("Compile for the 68000") @}, \
9f6dc500 722 @{ "", TARGET_MASK_68020, "" @}@}
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723@end smallexample
724
725@findex TARGET_OPTIONS
726@item TARGET_OPTIONS
727This macro is similar to @code{TARGET_SWITCHES} but defines names of command
728options that have values. Its definition is an initializer with a
729subgrouping for each command option.
730
731Each subgrouping contains a string constant, that defines the fixed part
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732of the option name, the address of a variable, and a description string.
733Non-empty description strings should be marked with @code{N_(@dots{})} for
734@command{xgettext}. Please do not mark empty strings because the empty
735string is reserved by GNU gettext. @code{gettext("")} returns the header entry
736of the message catalog with meta information, not the empty string.
737
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738The variable, type @code{char *}, is set to the variable part of the
739given option if the fixed part matches. The actual option name is made
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740by appending @samp{-m} to the specified name. Again, each option should
741also be documented in @file{invoke.texi}.
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744given option is @option{-mshort-data-512}, the variable @code{m88k_short_data}
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745will be set to the string @code{"512"}.
746
747@smallexample
748extern char *m88k_short_data;
749#define TARGET_OPTIONS \
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751 N_("Specify the size of the short data section") @} @}
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752@end smallexample
753
754@findex TARGET_VERSION
755@item TARGET_VERSION
756This macro is a C statement to print on @code{stderr} a string
757describing the particular machine description choice. Every machine
758description should define @code{TARGET_VERSION}. For example:
759
760@smallexample
761#ifdef MOTOROLA
762#define TARGET_VERSION \
763 fprintf (stderr, " (68k, Motorola syntax)");
764#else
765#define TARGET_VERSION \
766 fprintf (stderr, " (68k, MIT syntax)");
767#endif
768@end smallexample
769
770@findex OVERRIDE_OPTIONS
771@item OVERRIDE_OPTIONS
772Sometimes certain combinations of command options do not make sense on
773a particular target machine. You can define a macro
774@code{OVERRIDE_OPTIONS} to take account of this. This macro, if
775defined, is executed once just after all the command options have been
776parsed.
777
778Don't use this macro to turn on various extra optimizations for
630d3d5a 779@option{-O}. That is what @code{OPTIMIZATION_OPTIONS} is for.
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781@findex OPTIMIZATION_OPTIONS
c6aded7c 782@item OPTIMIZATION_OPTIONS (@var{level}, @var{size})
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783Some machines may desire to change what optimizations are performed for
784various optimization levels. This macro, if defined, is executed once
785just after the optimization level is determined and before the remainder
786of the command options have been parsed. Values set in this macro are
787used as the default values for the other command line options.
788
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790specified, 1 if @option{-O} is specified, and 0 if neither is specified.
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df2a54e9 792@var{size} is nonzero if @option{-Os} is specified and zero otherwise.
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795machine-specific. These should uniformly selected by the same
796optimization level on all supported machines. Use this macro to enable
797machine-specific optimizations.
798
799@strong{Do not examine @code{write_symbols} in
800this macro!} The debugging options are not supposed to alter the
801generated code.
802
803@findex CAN_DEBUG_WITHOUT_FP
804@item CAN_DEBUG_WITHOUT_FP
805Define this macro if debugging can be performed even without a frame
a3a15b4d 806pointer. If this macro is defined, GCC will turn on the
630d3d5a 807@option{-fomit-frame-pointer} option whenever @option{-O} is specified.
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808@end table
809
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810@node Per-Function Data
811@section Defining data structures for per-function information.
812@cindex per-function data
813@cindex data structures
814
815If the target needs to store information on a per-function basis, GCC
816provides a macro and a couple of variables to allow this. Note, just
817using statics to store the information is a bad idea, since GCC supports
818nested functions, so you can be halfway through encoding one function
819when another one comes along.
820
821GCC defines a data structure called @code{struct function} which
822contains all of the data specific to an individual function. This
823structure contains a field called @code{machine} whose type is
824@code{struct machine_function *}, which can be used by targets to point
825to their own specific data.
826
827If a target needs per-function specific data it should define the type
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828@code{struct machine_function} and also the macro @code{INIT_EXPANDERS}.
829This macro should be used to initialize the function pointer
830@code{init_machine_status}. This pointer is explained below.
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831
832One typical use of per-function, target specific data is to create an
833RTX to hold the register containing the function's return address. This
834RTX can then be used to implement the @code{__builtin_return_address}
835function, for level 0.
836
aee96fe9 837Note---earlier implementations of GCC used a single data area to hold
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838all of the per-function information. Thus when processing of a nested
839function began the old per-function data had to be pushed onto a
840stack, and when the processing was finished, it had to be popped off the
841stack. GCC used to provide function pointers called
02f52e19 842@code{save_machine_status} and @code{restore_machine_status} to handle
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843the saving and restoring of the target specific information. Since the
844single data area approach is no longer used, these pointers are no
845longer supported.
846
847The macro and function pointers are described below.
848
849@table @code
850@findex INIT_EXPANDERS
851@item INIT_EXPANDERS
c21cd8b1 852Macro called to initialize any target specific information. This macro
414c4dc4 853is called once per function, before generation of any RTL has begun.
c21cd8b1 854The intention of this macro is to allow the initialization of the
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855function pointers below.
856
857@findex init_machine_status
858@item init_machine_status
859This is a @code{void (*)(struct function *)} function pointer. If this
59d42021 860pointer is non-@code{NULL} it will be called once per function, before function
414c4dc4 861compilation starts, in order to allow the target to perform any target
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862specific initialization of the @code{struct function} structure. It is
863intended that this would be used to initialize the @code{machine} of
c771326b 864that structure.
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867Generally, any memory that they reference must be allocated by using
868@code{ggc_alloc}, including the structure itself.
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870@end table
871
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872@node Storage Layout
873@section Storage Layout
874@cindex storage layout
875
876Note that the definitions of the macros in this table which are sizes or
877alignments measured in bits do not need to be constant. They can be C
878expressions that refer to static variables, such as the @code{target_flags}.
879@xref{Run-time Target}.
880
881@table @code
882@findex BITS_BIG_ENDIAN
883@item BITS_BIG_ENDIAN
884Define this macro to have the value 1 if the most significant bit in a
885byte has the lowest number; otherwise define it to have the value zero.
886This means that bit-field instructions count from the most significant
887bit. If the machine has no bit-field instructions, then this must still
888be defined, but it doesn't matter which value it is defined to. This
889macro need not be a constant.
890
891This macro does not affect the way structure fields are packed into
892bytes or words; that is controlled by @code{BYTES_BIG_ENDIAN}.
893
894@findex BYTES_BIG_ENDIAN
895@item BYTES_BIG_ENDIAN
896Define this macro to have the value 1 if the most significant byte in a
897word has the lowest number. This macro need not be a constant.
898
899@findex WORDS_BIG_ENDIAN
900@item WORDS_BIG_ENDIAN
901Define this macro to have the value 1 if, in a multiword object, the
902most significant word has the lowest number. This applies to both
a3a15b4d 903memory locations and registers; GCC fundamentally assumes that the
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905macro need not be a constant.
906
907@findex LIBGCC2_WORDS_BIG_ENDIAN
908@item LIBGCC2_WORDS_BIG_ENDIAN
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910constant value with the same meaning as @code{WORDS_BIG_ENDIAN}, which will be
911used only when compiling @file{libgcc2.c}. Typically the value will be set
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912based on preprocessor defines.
913
914@findex FLOAT_WORDS_BIG_ENDIAN
915@item FLOAT_WORDS_BIG_ENDIAN
916Define this macro to have the value 1 if @code{DFmode}, @code{XFmode} or
917@code{TFmode} floating point numbers are stored in memory with the word
918containing the sign bit at the lowest address; otherwise define it to
919have the value 0. This macro need not be a constant.
920
921You need not define this macro if the ordering is the same as for
922multi-word integers.
923
924@findex BITS_PER_UNIT
925@item BITS_PER_UNIT
926Define this macro to be the number of bits in an addressable storage
5c60f03d 927unit (byte). If you do not define this macro the default is 8.
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929@findex BITS_PER_WORD
930@item BITS_PER_WORD
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931Number of bits in a word. If you do not define this macro, the default
932is @code{BITS_PER_UNIT * UNITS_PER_WORD}.
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934@findex MAX_BITS_PER_WORD
935@item MAX_BITS_PER_WORD
936Maximum number of bits in a word. If this is undefined, the default is
937@code{BITS_PER_WORD}. Otherwise, it is the constant value that is the
938largest value that @code{BITS_PER_WORD} can have at run-time.
939
940@findex UNITS_PER_WORD
941@item UNITS_PER_WORD
942Number of storage units in a word; normally 4.
943
944@findex MIN_UNITS_PER_WORD
945@item MIN_UNITS_PER_WORD
946Minimum number of units in a word. If this is undefined, the default is
947@code{UNITS_PER_WORD}. Otherwise, it is the constant value that is the
948smallest value that @code{UNITS_PER_WORD} can have at run-time.
949
950@findex POINTER_SIZE
951@item POINTER_SIZE
952Width of a pointer, in bits. You must specify a value no wider than the
953width of @code{Pmode}. If it is not equal to the width of @code{Pmode},
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954you must define @code{POINTERS_EXTEND_UNSIGNED}. If you do not specify
955a value the default is @code{BITS_PER_WORD}.
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956
957@findex POINTERS_EXTEND_UNSIGNED
958@item POINTERS_EXTEND_UNSIGNED
6dd12198 959A C expression whose value is greater than zero if pointers that need to be
f5963e61 960extended from being @code{POINTER_SIZE} bits wide to @code{Pmode} are to
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962is less then zero then there must be an "ptr_extend" instruction that
963extends a pointer from @code{POINTER_SIZE} to @code{Pmode}.
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965You need not define this macro if the @code{POINTER_SIZE} is equal
966to the width of @code{Pmode}.
967
968@findex PROMOTE_MODE
969@item PROMOTE_MODE (@var{m}, @var{unsignedp}, @var{type})
970A macro to update @var{m} and @var{unsignedp} when an object whose type
971is @var{type} and which has the specified mode and signedness is to be
972stored in a register. This macro is only called when @var{type} is a
973scalar type.
974
975On most RISC machines, which only have operations that operate on a full
976register, define this macro to set @var{m} to @code{word_mode} if
977@var{m} is an integer mode narrower than @code{BITS_PER_WORD}. In most
978cases, only integer modes should be widened because wider-precision
979floating-point operations are usually more expensive than their narrower
980counterparts.
981
982For most machines, the macro definition does not change @var{unsignedp}.
983However, some machines, have instructions that preferentially handle
984either signed or unsigned quantities of certain modes. For example, on
985the DEC Alpha, 32-bit loads from memory and 32-bit add instructions
986sign-extend the result to 64 bits. On such machines, set
987@var{unsignedp} according to which kind of extension is more efficient.
988
989Do not define this macro if it would never modify @var{m}.
990
991@findex PROMOTE_FUNCTION_ARGS
992@item PROMOTE_FUNCTION_ARGS
993Define this macro if the promotion described by @code{PROMOTE_MODE}
994should also be done for outgoing function arguments.
995
996@findex PROMOTE_FUNCTION_RETURN
997@item PROMOTE_FUNCTION_RETURN
998Define this macro if the promotion described by @code{PROMOTE_MODE}
999should also be done for the return value of functions.
1000
1001If this macro is defined, @code{FUNCTION_VALUE} must perform the same
1002promotions done by @code{PROMOTE_MODE}.
1003
1004@findex PROMOTE_FOR_CALL_ONLY
1005@item PROMOTE_FOR_CALL_ONLY
1006Define this macro if the promotion described by @code{PROMOTE_MODE}
1007should @emph{only} be performed for outgoing function arguments or
1008function return values, as specified by @code{PROMOTE_FUNCTION_ARGS}
1009and @code{PROMOTE_FUNCTION_RETURN}, respectively.
1010
1011@findex PARM_BOUNDARY
1012@item PARM_BOUNDARY
1013Normal alignment required for function parameters on the stack, in
1014bits. All stack parameters receive at least this much alignment
1015regardless of data type. On most machines, this is the same as the
1016size of an integer.
1017
1018@findex STACK_BOUNDARY
1019@item STACK_BOUNDARY
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1021stack pointer on this machine. The definition is a C expression for the
1022desired alignment (measured in bits). This value is used as a default
1023if @code{PREFERRED_STACK_BOUNDARY} is not defined. On most machines,
1024this should be the same as @code{PARM_BOUNDARY}.
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1026@findex PREFERRED_STACK_BOUNDARY
1027@item PREFERRED_STACK_BOUNDARY
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1028Define this macro if you wish to preserve a certain alignment for the
1029stack pointer, greater than what the hardware enforces. The definition
1030is a C expression for the desired alignment (measured in bits). This
1031macro must evaluate to a value equal to or larger than
1032@code{STACK_BOUNDARY}.
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1034@findex FORCE_PREFERRED_STACK_BOUNDARY_IN_MAIN
1035@item FORCE_PREFERRED_STACK_BOUNDARY_IN_MAIN
1036A C expression that evaluates true if @code{PREFERRED_STACK_BOUNDARY} is
1037not guaranteed by the runtime and we should emit code to align the stack
1038at the beginning of @code{main}.
1039
c795bca9 1040@cindex @code{PUSH_ROUNDING}, interaction with @code{PREFERRED_STACK_BOUNDARY}
feca2ed3 1041If @code{PUSH_ROUNDING} is not defined, the stack will always be aligned
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1042to the specified boundary. If @code{PUSH_ROUNDING} is defined and specifies
1043a less strict alignment than @code{PREFERRED_STACK_BOUNDARY}, the stack may
1044be momentarily unaligned while pushing arguments.
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1045
1046@findex FUNCTION_BOUNDARY
1047@item FUNCTION_BOUNDARY
1048Alignment required for a function entry point, in bits.
1049
1050@findex BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT
1051@item BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT
1052Biggest alignment that any data type can require on this machine, in bits.
1053
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1054@findex MINIMUM_ATOMIC_ALIGNMENT
1055@item MINIMUM_ATOMIC_ALIGNMENT
1056If defined, the smallest alignment, in bits, that can be given to an
1057object that can be referenced in one operation, without disturbing any
1058nearby object. Normally, this is @code{BITS_PER_UNIT}, but may be larger
1059on machines that don't have byte or half-word store operations.
1060
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1061@findex BIGGEST_FIELD_ALIGNMENT
1062@item BIGGEST_FIELD_ALIGNMENT
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1063Biggest alignment that any structure or union field can require on this
1064machine, in bits. If defined, this overrides @code{BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT} for
1065structure and union fields only, unless the field alignment has been set
1066by the @code{__attribute__ ((aligned (@var{n})))} construct.
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1067
1068@findex ADJUST_FIELD_ALIGN
1069@item ADJUST_FIELD_ALIGN (@var{field}, @var{computed})
1070An expression for the alignment of a structure field @var{field} if the
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1071alignment computed in the usual way (including applying of
1072@code{BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT} and @code{BIGGEST_FIELD_ALIGNMENT} to the
1073alignment) is @var{computed}. It overrides alignment only if the
1074field alignment has not been set by the
1075@code{__attribute__ ((aligned (@var{n})))} construct.
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1076
1077@findex MAX_OFILE_ALIGNMENT
1078@item MAX_OFILE_ALIGNMENT
1079Biggest alignment supported by the object file format of this machine.
1080Use this macro to limit the alignment which can be specified using the
1081@code{__attribute__ ((aligned (@var{n})))} construct. If not defined,
1082the default value is @code{BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT}.
1083
1084@findex DATA_ALIGNMENT
1085@item DATA_ALIGNMENT (@var{type}, @var{basic-align})
a8d1550a 1086If defined, a C expression to compute the alignment for a variable in
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1087the static store. @var{type} is the data type, and @var{basic-align} is
1088the alignment that the object would ordinarily have. The value of this
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1089macro is used instead of that alignment to align the object.
1090
1091If this macro is not defined, then @var{basic-align} is used.
1092
1093@findex strcpy
1094One use of this macro is to increase alignment of medium-size data to
1095make it all fit in fewer cache lines. Another is to cause character
1096arrays to be word-aligned so that @code{strcpy} calls that copy
1097constants to character arrays can be done inline.
1098
1099@findex CONSTANT_ALIGNMENT
1100@item CONSTANT_ALIGNMENT (@var{constant}, @var{basic-align})
1101If defined, a C expression to compute the alignment given to a constant
1102that is being placed in memory. @var{constant} is the constant and
1103@var{basic-align} is the alignment that the object would ordinarily
1104have. The value of this macro is used instead of that alignment to
1105align the object.
1106
1107If this macro is not defined, then @var{basic-align} is used.
1108
1109The typical use of this macro is to increase alignment for string
1110constants to be word aligned so that @code{strcpy} calls that copy
1111constants can be done inline.
1112
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1113@findex LOCAL_ALIGNMENT
1114@item LOCAL_ALIGNMENT (@var{type}, @var{basic-align})
a8d1550a 1115If defined, a C expression to compute the alignment for a variable in
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1116the local store. @var{type} is the data type, and @var{basic-align} is
1117the alignment that the object would ordinarily have. The value of this
1118macro is used instead of that alignment to align the object.
1119
1120If this macro is not defined, then @var{basic-align} is used.
1121
1122One use of this macro is to increase alignment of medium-size data to
1123make it all fit in fewer cache lines.
1124
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1125@findex EMPTY_FIELD_BOUNDARY
1126@item EMPTY_FIELD_BOUNDARY
c771326b 1127Alignment in bits to be given to a structure bit-field that follows an
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1128empty field such as @code{int : 0;}.
1129
1130Note that @code{PCC_BITFIELD_TYPE_MATTERS} also affects the alignment
1131that results from an empty field.
1132
1133@findex STRUCTURE_SIZE_BOUNDARY
1134@item STRUCTURE_SIZE_BOUNDARY
1135Number of bits which any structure or union's size must be a multiple of.
1136Each structure or union's size is rounded up to a multiple of this.
1137
1138If you do not define this macro, the default is the same as
1139@code{BITS_PER_UNIT}.
1140
1141@findex STRICT_ALIGNMENT
1142@item STRICT_ALIGNMENT
1143Define this macro to be the value 1 if instructions will fail to work
1144if given data not on the nominal alignment. If instructions will merely
1145go slower in that case, define this macro as 0.
1146
1147@findex PCC_BITFIELD_TYPE_MATTERS
1148@item PCC_BITFIELD_TYPE_MATTERS
1149Define this if you wish to imitate the way many other C compilers handle
c771326b 1150alignment of bit-fields and the structures that contain them.
feca2ed3 1151
c771326b 1152The behavior is that the type written for a bit-field (@code{int},
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1153@code{short}, or other integer type) imposes an alignment for the
1154entire structure, as if the structure really did contain an ordinary
c771326b 1155field of that type. In addition, the bit-field is placed within the
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1156structure so that it would fit within such a field, not crossing a
1157boundary for it.
1158
c771326b 1159Thus, on most machines, a bit-field whose type is written as @code{int}
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1160would not cross a four-byte boundary, and would force four-byte
1161alignment for the whole structure. (The alignment used may not be four
1162bytes; it is controlled by the other alignment parameters.)
1163
1164If the macro is defined, its definition should be a C expression;
1165a nonzero value for the expression enables this behavior.
1166
1167Note that if this macro is not defined, or its value is zero, some
c771326b 1168bit-fields may cross more than one alignment boundary. The compiler can
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1169support such references if there are @samp{insv}, @samp{extv}, and
1170@samp{extzv} insns that can directly reference memory.
1171
c771326b 1172The other known way of making bit-fields work is to define
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1173@code{STRUCTURE_SIZE_BOUNDARY} as large as @code{BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT}.
1174Then every structure can be accessed with fullwords.
1175
c771326b 1176Unless the machine has bit-field instructions or you define
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1177@code{STRUCTURE_SIZE_BOUNDARY} that way, you must define
1178@code{PCC_BITFIELD_TYPE_MATTERS} to have a nonzero value.
1179
a3a15b4d 1180If your aim is to make GCC use the same conventions for laying out
c771326b 1181bit-fields as are used by another compiler, here is how to investigate
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1182what the other compiler does. Compile and run this program:
1183
1184@example
1185struct foo1
1186@{
1187 char x;
1188 char :0;
1189 char y;
1190@};
1191
1192struct foo2
1193@{
1194 char x;
1195 int :0;
1196 char y;
1197@};
1198
1199main ()
1200@{
1201 printf ("Size of foo1 is %d\n",
1202 sizeof (struct foo1));
1203 printf ("Size of foo2 is %d\n",
1204 sizeof (struct foo2));
1205 exit (0);
1206@}
1207@end example
1208
1209If this prints 2 and 5, then the compiler's behavior is what you would
1210get from @code{PCC_BITFIELD_TYPE_MATTERS}.
1211
1212@findex BITFIELD_NBYTES_LIMITED
1213@item BITFIELD_NBYTES_LIMITED
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1214Like @code{PCC_BITFIELD_TYPE_MATTERS} except that its effect is limited
1215to aligning a bit-field within the structure.
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31a02448 1217@findex MEMBER_TYPE_FORCES_BLK
182e515e 1218@item MEMBER_TYPE_FORCES_BLK (@var{field}, @var{mode})
31a02448 1219Return 1 if a structure or array containing @var{field} should be accessed using
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1220@code{BLKMODE}.
1221
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1222If @var{field} is the only field in the structure, @var{mode} is its
1223mode, otherwise @var{mode} is VOIDmode. @var{mode} is provided in the
1224case where structures of one field would require the structure's mode to
1225retain the field's mode.
1226
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1227Normally, this is not needed. See the file @file{c4x.h} for an example
1228of how to use this macro to prevent a structure having a floating point
1229field from being accessed in an integer mode.
1230
feca2ed3 1231@findex ROUND_TYPE_SIZE
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1232@item ROUND_TYPE_SIZE (@var{type}, @var{computed}, @var{specified})
1233Define this macro as an expression for the overall size of a type
1234(given by @var{type} as a tree node) when the size computed in the
1235usual way is @var{computed} and the alignment is @var{specified}.
feca2ed3 1236
0003feb2 1237The default is to round @var{computed} up to a multiple of @var{specified}.
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1239@findex ROUND_TYPE_SIZE_UNIT
1240@item ROUND_TYPE_SIZE_UNIT (@var{type}, @var{computed}, @var{specified})
1241Similar to @code{ROUND_TYPE_SIZE}, but sizes and alignments are
1242specified in units (bytes). If you define @code{ROUND_TYPE_SIZE},
1243you must also define this macro and they must be defined consistently
1244with each other.
1245
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1247@item ROUND_TYPE_ALIGN (@var{type}, @var{computed}, @var{specified})
1248Define this macro as an expression for the alignment of a type (given
1249by @var{type} as a tree node) if the alignment computed in the usual
1250way is @var{computed} and the alignment explicitly specified was
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1251@var{specified}.
1252
1253The default is to use @var{specified} if it is larger; otherwise, use
1254the smaller of @var{computed} and @code{BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT}
1255
1256@findex MAX_FIXED_MODE_SIZE
1257@item MAX_FIXED_MODE_SIZE
1258An integer expression for the size in bits of the largest integer
1259machine mode that should actually be used. All integer machine modes of
1260this size or smaller can be used for structures and unions with the
1261appropriate sizes. If this macro is undefined, @code{GET_MODE_BITSIZE
1262(DImode)} is assumed.
1263
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1264@findex VECTOR_MODE_SUPPORTED_P
1265@item VECTOR_MODE_SUPPORTED_P(@var{mode})
1266Define this macro to be nonzero if the port is prepared to handle insns
1267involving vector mode @var{mode}. At the very least, it must have move
1268patterns for this mode.
1269
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1270@findex STACK_SAVEAREA_MODE
1271@item STACK_SAVEAREA_MODE (@var{save_level})
1272If defined, an expression of type @code{enum machine_mode} that
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1273specifies the mode of the save area operand of a
1274@code{save_stack_@var{level}} named pattern (@pxref{Standard Names}).
1275@var{save_level} is one of @code{SAVE_BLOCK}, @code{SAVE_FUNCTION}, or
1276@code{SAVE_NONLOCAL} and selects which of the three named patterns is
1277having its mode specified.
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1278
1279You need not define this macro if it always returns @code{Pmode}. You
1280would most commonly define this macro if the
1281@code{save_stack_@var{level}} patterns need to support both a 32- and a
128264-bit mode.
1283
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1284@findex STACK_SIZE_MODE
1285@item STACK_SIZE_MODE
1286If defined, an expression of type @code{enum machine_mode} that
1287specifies the mode of the size increment operand of an
1288@code{allocate_stack} named pattern (@pxref{Standard Names}).
1289
1290You need not define this macro if it always returns @code{word_mode}.
1291You would most commonly define this macro if the @code{allocate_stack}
1292pattern needs to support both a 32- and a 64-bit mode.
1293
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1295@item TARGET_FLOAT_FORMAT
1296A code distinguishing the floating point format of the target machine.
68eb4fb9 1297There are five defined values:
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1299@table @code
1300@findex IEEE_FLOAT_FORMAT
1301@item IEEE_FLOAT_FORMAT
1302This code indicates IEEE floating point. It is the default; there is no
161d7b59 1303need to define this macro when the format is IEEE@.
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1304
1305@findex VAX_FLOAT_FORMAT
1306@item VAX_FLOAT_FORMAT
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1307This code indicates the ``F float'' (for @code{float}) and ``D float''
1308or ``G float'' formats (for @code{double}) used on the VAX and PDP-11@.
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1310@findex IBM_FLOAT_FORMAT
1311@item IBM_FLOAT_FORMAT
1312This code indicates the format used on the IBM System/370.
1313
1314@findex C4X_FLOAT_FORMAT
1315@item C4X_FLOAT_FORMAT
1316This code indicates the format used on the TMS320C3x/C4x.
1317
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1318@findex UNKNOWN_FLOAT_FORMAT
1319@item UNKNOWN_FLOAT_FORMAT
1320This code indicates any other format.
1321@end table
1322
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1325defined for them.
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1326
1327The ordering of the component words of floating point values stored in
807633e5 1328memory is controlled by @code{FLOAT_WORDS_BIG_ENDIAN}.
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1330@findex MODE_HAS_NANS
1331@item MODE_HAS_NANS (@var{mode})
1332When defined, this macro should be true if @var{mode} has a NaN
1333representation. The compiler assumes that NaNs are not equal to
1334anything (including themselves) and that addition, subtraction,
1335multiplication and division all return NaNs when one operand is
1336NaN@.
1337
1338By default, this macro is true if @var{mode} is a floating-point
1339mode and the target floating-point format is IEEE@.
1340
1341@findex MODE_HAS_INFINITIES
1342@item MODE_HAS_INFINITIES (@var{mode})
1343This macro should be true if @var{mode} can represent infinity. At
1344present, the compiler uses this macro to decide whether @samp{x - x}
1345is always defined. By default, the macro is true when @var{mode}
1346is a floating-point mode and the target format is IEEE@.
1347
1348@findex MODE_HAS_SIGNED_ZEROS
1349@item MODE_HAS_SIGNED_ZEROS (@var{mode})
1350True if @var{mode} distinguishes between positive and negative zero.
1351The rules are expected to follow the IEEE standard:
1352
1353@itemize @bullet
1354@item
1355@samp{x + x} has the same sign as @samp{x}.
1356
1357@item
1358If the sum of two values with opposite sign is zero, the result is
1359positive for all rounding modes expect towards @minus{}infinity, for
1360which it is negative.
1361
1362@item
1363The sign of a product or quotient is negative when exactly one
1364of the operands is negative.
1365@end itemize
1366
1367The default definition is true if @var{mode} is a floating-point
1368mode and the target format is IEEE@.
1369
1370@findex MODE_HAS_SIGN_DEPENDENT_ROUNDING
1371@item MODE_HAS_SIGN_DEPENDENT_ROUNDING (@var{mode})
1372If defined, this macro should be true for @var{mode} if it has at
1373least one rounding mode in which @samp{x} and @samp{-x} can be
1374rounded to numbers of different magnitude. Two such modes are
1375towards @minus{}infinity and towards +infinity.
1376
1377The default definition of this macro is true if @var{mode} is
1378a floating-point mode and the target format is IEEE@.
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1380@findex ROUND_TOWARDS_ZERO
1381@item ROUND_TOWARDS_ZERO
1382If defined, this macro should be true if the prevailing rounding
1383mode is towards zero. A true value has the following effects:
1384
1385@itemize @bullet
1386@item
1387@code{MODE_HAS_SIGN_DEPENDENT_ROUNDING} will be false for all modes.
1388
1389@item
1390@file{libgcc.a}'s floating-point emulator will round towards zero
1391rather than towards nearest.
1392
1393@item
1394The compiler's floating-point emulator will round towards zero after
1395doing arithmetic, and when converting from the internal float format to
1396the target format.
1397@end itemize
1398
1399The macro does not affect the parsing of string literals. When the
1400primary rounding mode is towards zero, library functions like
1401@code{strtod} might still round towards nearest, and the compiler's
1402parser should behave like the target's @code{strtod} where possible.
1403
1404Not defining this macro is equivalent to returning zero.
1405
1406@findex LARGEST_EXPONENT_IS_NORMAL
1407@item LARGEST_EXPONENT_IS_NORMAL (@var{size})
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1409bits do not have a NaN or infinity representation, but use the largest
1410exponent for normal numbers instead.
1411
1412Defining this macro to true for @var{size} causes @code{MODE_HAS_NANS}
1413and @code{MODE_HAS_INFINITIES} to be false for @var{size}-bit modes.
1414It also affects the way @file{libgcc.a} and @file{real.c} emulate
1415floating-point arithmetic.
1416
1417The default definition of this macro returns false for all sizes.
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1419
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1420@deftypefn {Target Hook} bool TARGET_MS_BITFIELD_LAYOUT_P (tree @var{record_type})
1421This target hook returns @code{true} if bit-fields in the given
1422@var{record_type} are to be laid out following the rules of Microsoft
1423Visual C/C++, namely: (i) a bit-field won't share the same storage
1424unit with the previous bit-field if their underlying types have
1425different sizes, and the bit-field will be aligned to the highest
1426alignment of the underlying types of itself and of the previous
1427bit-field; (ii) a zero-sized bit-field will affect the alignment of
1428the whole enclosing structure, even if it is unnamed; except that
1429(iii) a zero-sized bit-field will be disregarded unless it follows
1430another bit-field of non-zero size. If this hook returns @code{true},
1431other macros that control bit-field layout are ignored.
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1433When a bit-field is inserted into a packed record, the whole size
1434of the underlying type is used by one or more same-size adjacent
1435bit-fields (that is, if its long:3, 32 bits is used in the record,
1436and any additional adjacent long bit-fields are packed into the same
1437chunk of 32 bits. However, if the size changes, a new field of that
1438size is allocated). In an unpacked record, this is the same as using
1439alignment, but not equivalent when packing.
1440
1441If both MS bit-fields and @samp{__attribute__((packed))} are used,
1442the latter will take precedence. If @samp{__attribute__((packed))} is
1443used on a single field when MS bit-fields are in use, it will take
1444precedence for that field, but the alignment of the rest of the structure
1445may affect its placement.
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1446@end deftypefn
1447
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1448@node Type Layout
1449@section Layout of Source Language Data Types
1450
1451These macros define the sizes and other characteristics of the standard
1452basic data types used in programs being compiled. Unlike the macros in
1453the previous section, these apply to specific features of C and related
1454languages, rather than to fundamental aspects of storage layout.
1455
1456@table @code
1457@findex INT_TYPE_SIZE
1458@item INT_TYPE_SIZE
1459A C expression for the size in bits of the type @code{int} on the
1460target machine. If you don't define this, the default is one word.
1461
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1462@findex SHORT_TYPE_SIZE
1463@item SHORT_TYPE_SIZE
1464A C expression for the size in bits of the type @code{short} on the
1465target machine. If you don't define this, the default is half a word.
1466(If this would be less than one storage unit, it is rounded up to one
1467unit.)
1468
1469@findex LONG_TYPE_SIZE
1470@item LONG_TYPE_SIZE
1471A C expression for the size in bits of the type @code{long} on the
1472target machine. If you don't define this, the default is one word.
1473
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1474@findex ADA_LONG_TYPE_SIZE
1475@item ADA_LONG_TYPE_SIZE
1476On some machines, the size used for the Ada equivalent of the type
1477@code{long} by a native Ada compiler differs from that used by C. In
1478that situation, define this macro to be a C expression to be used for
1479the size of that type. If you don't define this, the default is the
1480value of @code{LONG_TYPE_SIZE}.
1481
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1482@findex MAX_LONG_TYPE_SIZE
1483@item MAX_LONG_TYPE_SIZE
1484Maximum number for the size in bits of the type @code{long} on the
1485target machine. If this is undefined, the default is
1486@code{LONG_TYPE_SIZE}. Otherwise, it is the constant value that is the
1487largest value that @code{LONG_TYPE_SIZE} can have at run-time. This is
1488used in @code{cpp}.
1489
1490@findex LONG_LONG_TYPE_SIZE
1491@item LONG_LONG_TYPE_SIZE
1492A C expression for the size in bits of the type @code{long long} on the
1493target machine. If you don't define this, the default is two
047c1c92 1494words. If you want to support GNU Ada on your machine, the value of this
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1496
1497@findex CHAR_TYPE_SIZE
1498@item CHAR_TYPE_SIZE
1499A C expression for the size in bits of the type @code{char} on the
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1500target machine. If you don't define this, the default is
1501@code{BITS_PER_UNIT}.
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1504@item BOOL_TYPE_SIZE
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1505A C expression for the size in bits of the C++ type @code{bool} and
1506C99 type @code{_Bool} on the target machine. If you don't define
1507this, and you probably shouldn't, the default is @code{CHAR_TYPE_SIZE}.
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1509@findex FLOAT_TYPE_SIZE
1510@item FLOAT_TYPE_SIZE
1511A C expression for the size in bits of the type @code{float} on the
1512target machine. If you don't define this, the default is one word.
1513
1514@findex DOUBLE_TYPE_SIZE
1515@item DOUBLE_TYPE_SIZE
1516A C expression for the size in bits of the type @code{double} on the
1517target machine. If you don't define this, the default is two
1518words.
1519
1520@findex LONG_DOUBLE_TYPE_SIZE
1521@item LONG_DOUBLE_TYPE_SIZE
1522A C expression for the size in bits of the type @code{long double} on
1523the target machine. If you don't define this, the default is two
1524words.
1525
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1526@findex MAX_LONG_DOUBLE_TYPE_SIZE
1527Maximum number for the size in bits of the type @code{long double} on the
1528target machine. If this is undefined, the default is
1529@code{LONG_DOUBLE_TYPE_SIZE}. Otherwise, it is the constant value that is
1530the largest value that @code{LONG_DOUBLE_TYPE_SIZE} can have at run-time.
1531This is used in @code{cpp}.
1532
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1533@findex TARGET_FLT_EVAL_METHOD
1534@item TARGET_FLT_EVAL_METHOD
1535A C expression for the value for @code{FLT_EVAL_METHOD} in @file{float.h},
1536assuming, if applicable, that the floating-point control word is in its
1537default state. If you do not define this macro the value of
1538@code{FLT_EVAL_METHOD} will be zero.
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1540@findex WIDEST_HARDWARE_FP_SIZE
1541@item WIDEST_HARDWARE_FP_SIZE
1542A C expression for the size in bits of the widest floating-point format
1543supported by the hardware. If you define this macro, you must specify a
1544value less than or equal to the value of @code{LONG_DOUBLE_TYPE_SIZE}.
1545If you do not define this macro, the value of @code{LONG_DOUBLE_TYPE_SIZE}
1546is the default.
1547
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1548@findex DEFAULT_SIGNED_CHAR
1549@item DEFAULT_SIGNED_CHAR
1550An expression whose value is 1 or 0, according to whether the type
1551@code{char} should be signed or unsigned by default. The user can
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1552always override this default with the options @option{-fsigned-char}
1553and @option{-funsigned-char}.
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1554
1555@findex DEFAULT_SHORT_ENUMS
1556@item DEFAULT_SHORT_ENUMS
1557A C expression to determine whether to give an @code{enum} type
1558only as many bytes as it takes to represent the range of possible values
1559of that type. A nonzero value means to do that; a zero value means all
1560@code{enum} types should be allocated like @code{int}.
1561
1562If you don't define the macro, the default is 0.
1563
1564@findex SIZE_TYPE
1565@item SIZE_TYPE
1566A C expression for a string describing the name of the data type to use
1567for size values. The typedef name @code{size_t} is defined using the
1568contents of the string.
1569
1570The string can contain more than one keyword. If so, separate them with
1571spaces, and write first any length keyword, then @code{unsigned} if
1572appropriate, and finally @code{int}. The string must exactly match one
1573of the data type names defined in the function
1574@code{init_decl_processing} in the file @file{c-decl.c}. You may not
1575omit @code{int} or change the order---that would cause the compiler to
1576crash on startup.
1577
1578If you don't define this macro, the default is @code{"long unsigned
1579int"}.
1580
1581@findex PTRDIFF_TYPE
1582@item PTRDIFF_TYPE
1583A C expression for a string describing the name of the data type to use
1584for the result of subtracting two pointers. The typedef name
1585@code{ptrdiff_t} is defined using the contents of the string. See
1586@code{SIZE_TYPE} above for more information.
1587
1588If you don't define this macro, the default is @code{"long int"}.
1589
1590@findex WCHAR_TYPE
1591@item WCHAR_TYPE
1592A C expression for a string describing the name of the data type to use
1593for wide characters. The typedef name @code{wchar_t} is defined using
1594the contents of the string. See @code{SIZE_TYPE} above for more
1595information.
1596
1597If you don't define this macro, the default is @code{"int"}.
1598
1599@findex WCHAR_TYPE_SIZE
1600@item WCHAR_TYPE_SIZE
1601A C expression for the size in bits of the data type for wide
1602characters. This is used in @code{cpp}, which cannot make use of
1603@code{WCHAR_TYPE}.
1604
1605@findex MAX_WCHAR_TYPE_SIZE
1606@item MAX_WCHAR_TYPE_SIZE
1607Maximum number for the size in bits of the data type for wide
1608characters. If this is undefined, the default is
1609@code{WCHAR_TYPE_SIZE}. Otherwise, it is the constant value that is the
1610largest value that @code{WCHAR_TYPE_SIZE} can have at run-time. This is
1611used in @code{cpp}.
1612
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1613@findex GCOV_TYPE_SIZE
1614@item GCOV_TYPE_SIZE
1615A C expression for the size in bits of the type used for gcov counters on the
1616target machine. If you don't define this, the default is one
1617@code{LONG_TYPE_SIZE} in case it is greater or equal to 64-bit and
1618@code{LONG_LONG_TYPE_SIZE} otherwise. You may want to re-define the type to
1619ensure atomicity for counters in multithreaded programs.
1620
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1621@findex WINT_TYPE
1622@item WINT_TYPE
1623A C expression for a string describing the name of the data type to
1624use for wide characters passed to @code{printf} and returned from
1625@code{getwc}. The typedef name @code{wint_t} is defined using the
1626contents of the string. See @code{SIZE_TYPE} above for more
1627information.
1628
1629If you don't define this macro, the default is @code{"unsigned int"}.
1630
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1631@findex INTMAX_TYPE
1632@item INTMAX_TYPE
1633A C expression for a string describing the name of the data type that
1634can represent any value of any standard or extended signed integer type.
1635The typedef name @code{intmax_t} is defined using the contents of the
1636string. See @code{SIZE_TYPE} above for more information.
1637
1638If you don't define this macro, the default is the first of
1639@code{"int"}, @code{"long int"}, or @code{"long long int"} that has as
1640much precision as @code{long long int}.
1641
1642@findex UINTMAX_TYPE
1643@item UINTMAX_TYPE
1644A C expression for a string describing the name of the data type that
1645can represent any value of any standard or extended unsigned integer
1646type. The typedef name @code{uintmax_t} is defined using the contents
1647of the string. See @code{SIZE_TYPE} above for more information.
1648
1649If you don't define this macro, the default is the first of
1650@code{"unsigned int"}, @code{"long unsigned int"}, or @code{"long long
1651unsigned int"} that has as much precision as @code{long long unsigned
1652int}.
1653
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1654@findex TARGET_PTRMEMFUNC_VBIT_LOCATION
1655@item TARGET_PTRMEMFUNC_VBIT_LOCATION
1656The C++ compiler represents a pointer-to-member-function with a struct
1657that looks like:
1658
1659@example
1660 struct @{
1661 union @{
1662 void (*fn)();
1663 ptrdiff_t vtable_index;
1664 @};
1665 ptrdiff_t delta;
1666 @};
1667@end example
1668
1669@noindent
1670The C++ compiler must use one bit to indicate whether the function that
1671will be called through a pointer-to-member-function is virtual.
1672Normally, we assume that the low-order bit of a function pointer must
1673always be zero. Then, by ensuring that the vtable_index is odd, we can
1674distinguish which variant of the union is in use. But, on some
1675platforms function pointers can be odd, and so this doesn't work. In
1676that case, we use the low-order bit of the @code{delta} field, and shift
1677the remainder of the @code{delta} field to the left.
1678
1679GCC will automatically make the right selection about where to store
1680this bit using the @code{FUNCTION_BOUNDARY} setting for your platform.
1681However, some platforms such as ARM/Thumb have @code{FUNCTION_BOUNDARY}
1682set such that functions always start at even addresses, but the lowest
1683bit of pointers to functions indicate whether the function at that
1684address is in ARM or Thumb mode. If this is the case of your
1685architecture, you should define this macro to
1686@code{ptrmemfunc_vbit_in_delta}.
1687
1688In general, you should not have to define this macro. On architectures
1689in which function addresses are always even, according to
1690@code{FUNCTION_BOUNDARY}, GCC will automatically define this macro to
1691@code{ptrmemfunc_vbit_in_pfn}.
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1692
1693@findex TARGET_VTABLE_USES_DESCRIPTORS
1694@item TARGET_VTABLE_USES_DESCRIPTORS
1695Normally, the C++ compiler uses function pointers in vtables. This
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1697instead. Function descriptors are found on targets for whom a
1698function pointer is actually a small data structure. Normally the
f282ffb3 1699data structure consists of the actual code address plus a data
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1700pointer to which the function's data is relative.
1701
1702If vtables are used, the value of this macro should be the number
1703of words that the function descriptor occupies.
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1704
1705@findex TARGET_VTABLE_ENTRY_ALIGN
1706@item TARGET_VTABLE_ENTRY_ALIGN
1707By default, the vtable entries are void pointers, the so the alignment
1708is the same as pointer alignment. The value of this macro specifies
1709the alignment of the vtable entry in bits. It should be defined only
1710when special alignment is necessary. */
1711
1712@findex TARGET_VTABLE_DATA_ENTRY_DISTANCE
1713@item TARGET_VTABLE_DATA_ENTRY_DISTANCE
1714There are a few non-descriptor entries in the vtable at offsets below
1715zero. If these entries must be padded (say, to preserve the alignment
1716specified by @code{TARGET_VTABLE_ENTRY_ALIGN}), set this to the number
1717of words in each data entry.
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1718@end table
1719
1720@node Escape Sequences
1721@section Target Character Escape Sequences
1722@cindex escape sequences
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1724By default, GCC assumes that the C character escape sequences take on
1725their ASCII values for the target. If this is not correct, you must
1726explicitly define all of the macros below.
1727
1728@table @code
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1729@findex TARGET_BELL
1730@item TARGET_BELL
1731A C constant expression for the integer value for escape sequence
1732@samp{\a}.
1733
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1734@findex TARGET_ESC
1735@item TARGET_ESC
1736A C constant expression for the integer value of the target escape
1737character. As an extension, GCC evaluates the escape sequences
1738@samp{\e} and @samp{\E} to this.
1739
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1740@findex TARGET_TAB
1741@findex TARGET_BS
1742@findex TARGET_NEWLINE
1743@item TARGET_BS
1744@itemx TARGET_TAB
1745@itemx TARGET_NEWLINE
1746C constant expressions for the integer values for escape sequences
1747@samp{\b}, @samp{\t} and @samp{\n}.
1748
1749@findex TARGET_VT
1750@findex TARGET_FF
1751@findex TARGET_CR
1752@item TARGET_VT
1753@itemx TARGET_FF
1754@itemx TARGET_CR
1755C constant expressions for the integer values for escape sequences
1756@samp{\v}, @samp{\f} and @samp{\r}.
1757@end table
1758
1759@node Registers
1760@section Register Usage
1761@cindex register usage
1762
1763This section explains how to describe what registers the target machine
1764has, and how (in general) they can be used.
1765
1766The description of which registers a specific instruction can use is
1767done with register classes; see @ref{Register Classes}. For information
1768on using registers to access a stack frame, see @ref{Frame Registers}.
1769For passing values in registers, see @ref{Register Arguments}.
1770For returning values in registers, see @ref{Scalar Return}.
1771
1772@menu
1773* Register Basics:: Number and kinds of registers.
1774* Allocation Order:: Order in which registers are allocated.
1775* Values in Registers:: What kinds of values each reg can hold.
1776* Leaf Functions:: Renumbering registers for leaf functions.
1777* Stack Registers:: Handling a register stack such as 80387.
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1778@end menu
1779
1780@node Register Basics
1781@subsection Basic Characteristics of Registers
1782
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1784Registers have various characteristics.
1785
1786@table @code
1787@findex FIRST_PSEUDO_REGISTER
1788@item FIRST_PSEUDO_REGISTER
1789Number of hardware registers known to the compiler. They receive
1790numbers 0 through @code{FIRST_PSEUDO_REGISTER-1}; thus, the first
1791pseudo register's number really is assigned the number
1792@code{FIRST_PSEUDO_REGISTER}.
1793
1794@item FIXED_REGISTERS
1795@findex FIXED_REGISTERS
1796@cindex fixed register
1797An initializer that says which registers are used for fixed purposes
1798all throughout the compiled code and are therefore not available for
1799general allocation. These would include the stack pointer, the frame
1800pointer (except on machines where that can be used as a general
1801register when no frame pointer is needed), the program counter on
1802machines where that is considered one of the addressable registers,
1803and any other numbered register with a standard use.
1804
1805This information is expressed as a sequence of numbers, separated by
1806commas and surrounded by braces. The @var{n}th number is 1 if
1807register @var{n} is fixed, 0 otherwise.
1808
1809The table initialized from this macro, and the table initialized by
1810the following one, may be overridden at run time either automatically,
1811by the actions of the macro @code{CONDITIONAL_REGISTER_USAGE}, or by
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1812the user with the command options @option{-ffixed-@var{reg}},
1813@option{-fcall-used-@var{reg}} and @option{-fcall-saved-@var{reg}}.
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1814
1815@findex CALL_USED_REGISTERS
1816@item CALL_USED_REGISTERS
1817@cindex call-used register
1818@cindex call-clobbered register
1819@cindex call-saved register
1820Like @code{FIXED_REGISTERS} but has 1 for each register that is
1821clobbered (in general) by function calls as well as for fixed
1822registers. This macro therefore identifies the registers that are not
1823available for general allocation of values that must live across
1824function calls.
1825
1826If a register has 0 in @code{CALL_USED_REGISTERS}, the compiler
1827automatically saves it on function entry and restores it on function
1828exit, if the register is used within the function.
1829
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1830@findex CALL_REALLY_USED_REGISTERS
1831@item CALL_REALLY_USED_REGISTERS
1832@cindex call-used register
1833@cindex call-clobbered register
1834@cindex call-saved register
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1835Like @code{CALL_USED_REGISTERS} except this macro doesn't require
1836that the entire set of @code{FIXED_REGISTERS} be included.
fc1296b7 1837(@code{CALL_USED_REGISTERS} must be a superset of @code{FIXED_REGISTERS}).
f282ffb3 1838This macro is optional. If not specified, it defaults to the value
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1839of @code{CALL_USED_REGISTERS}.
1840
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1841@findex HARD_REGNO_CALL_PART_CLOBBERED
1842@item HARD_REGNO_CALL_PART_CLOBBERED (@var{regno}, @var{mode})
1843@cindex call-used register
1844@cindex call-clobbered register
1845@cindex call-saved register
df2a54e9 1846A C expression that is nonzero if it is not permissible to store a
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1847value of mode @var{mode} in hard register number @var{regno} across a
1848call without some part of it being clobbered. For most machines this
1849macro need not be defined. It is only required for machines that do not
1850preserve the entire contents of a register across a call.
1851
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1852@findex CONDITIONAL_REGISTER_USAGE
1853@findex fixed_regs
1854@findex call_used_regs
1855@item CONDITIONAL_REGISTER_USAGE
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1856Zero or more C statements that may conditionally modify five variables
1857@code{fixed_regs}, @code{call_used_regs}, @code{global_regs},
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1858@code{reg_names}, and @code{reg_class_contents}, to take into account
1859any dependence of these register sets on target flags. The first three
1860of these are of type @code{char []} (interpreted as Boolean vectors).
1861@code{global_regs} is a @code{const char *[]}, and
1862@code{reg_class_contents} is a @code{HARD_REG_SET}. Before the macro is
1863called, @code{fixed_regs}, @code{call_used_regs},
1864@code{reg_class_contents}, and @code{reg_names} have been initialized
055177dc 1865from @code{FIXED_REGISTERS}, @code{CALL_USED_REGISTERS},
c237e94a 1866@code{REG_CLASS_CONTENTS}, and @code{REGISTER_NAMES}, respectively.
630d3d5a 1867@code{global_regs} has been cleared, and any @option{-ffixed-@var{reg}},
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1868@option{-fcall-used-@var{reg}} and @option{-fcall-saved-@var{reg}}
1869command options have been applied.
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1870
1871You need not define this macro if it has no work to do.
1872
1873@cindex disabling certain registers
1874@cindex controlling register usage
1875If the usage of an entire class of registers depends on the target
1876flags, you may indicate this to GCC by using this macro to modify
1877@code{fixed_regs} and @code{call_used_regs} to 1 for each of the
161d7b59 1878registers in the classes which should not be used by GCC@. Also define
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1879the macro @code{REG_CLASS_FROM_LETTER} to return @code{NO_REGS} if it
1880is called with a letter for a class that shouldn't be used.
1881
1882(However, if this class is not included in @code{GENERAL_REGS} and all
1883of the insn patterns whose constraints permit this class are
1884controlled by target switches, then GCC will automatically avoid using
1885these registers when the target switches are opposed to them.)
1886
1887@findex NON_SAVING_SETJMP
1888@item NON_SAVING_SETJMP
1889If this macro is defined and has a nonzero value, it means that
1890@code{setjmp} and related functions fail to save the registers, or that
1891@code{longjmp} fails to restore them. To compensate, the compiler
1892avoids putting variables in registers in functions that use
1893@code{setjmp}.
1894
1895@findex INCOMING_REGNO
1896@item INCOMING_REGNO (@var{out})
1897Define this macro if the target machine has register windows. This C
1898expression returns the register number as seen by the called function
1899corresponding to the register number @var{out} as seen by the calling
1900function. Return @var{out} if register number @var{out} is not an
1901outbound register.
1902
1903@findex OUTGOING_REGNO
1904@item OUTGOING_REGNO (@var{in})
1905Define this macro if the target machine has register windows. This C
1906expression returns the register number as seen by the calling function
1907corresponding to the register number @var{in} as seen by the called
1908function. Return @var{in} if register number @var{in} is not an inbound
1909register.
1910
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1911@findex LOCAL_REGNO
1912@item LOCAL_REGNO (@var{regno})
1913Define this macro if the target machine has register windows. This C
1914expression returns true if the register is call-saved but is in the
1915register window. Unlike most call-saved registers, such registers
1916need not be explicitly restored on function exit or during non-local
1917gotos.
1918
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1919@ignore
1920@findex PC_REGNUM
1921@item PC_REGNUM
1922If the program counter has a register number, define this as that
1923register number. Otherwise, do not define it.
1924@end ignore
1925@end table
1926
1927@node Allocation Order
1928@subsection Order of Allocation of Registers
1929@cindex order of register allocation
1930@cindex register allocation order
1931
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1933Registers are allocated in order.
1934
1935@table @code
1936@findex REG_ALLOC_ORDER
1937@item REG_ALLOC_ORDER
1938If defined, an initializer for a vector of integers, containing the
a3a15b4d 1939numbers of hard registers in the order in which GCC should prefer
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1941
1942If this macro is not defined, registers are used lowest numbered first
1943(all else being equal).
1944
1945One use of this macro is on machines where the highest numbered
1946registers must always be saved and the save-multiple-registers
1947instruction supports only sequences of consecutive registers. On such
1948machines, define @code{REG_ALLOC_ORDER} to be an initializer that lists
956d6950 1949the highest numbered allocable register first.
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1951@findex ORDER_REGS_FOR_LOCAL_ALLOC
1952@item ORDER_REGS_FOR_LOCAL_ALLOC
1953A C statement (sans semicolon) to choose the order in which to allocate
1954hard registers for pseudo-registers local to a basic block.
1955
1956Store the desired register order in the array @code{reg_alloc_order}.
1957Element 0 should be the register to allocate first; element 1, the next
1958register; and so on.
1959
1960The macro body should not assume anything about the contents of
1961@code{reg_alloc_order} before execution of the macro.
1962
1963On most machines, it is not necessary to define this macro.
1964@end table
1965
1966@node Values in Registers
1967@subsection How Values Fit in Registers
1968
1969This section discusses the macros that describe which kinds of values
1970(specifically, which machine modes) each register can hold, and how many
1971consecutive registers are needed for a given mode.
1972
1973@table @code
1974@findex HARD_REGNO_NREGS
1975@item HARD_REGNO_NREGS (@var{regno}, @var{mode})
1976A C expression for the number of consecutive hard registers, starting
1977at register number @var{regno}, required to hold a value of mode
1978@var{mode}.
1979
1980On a machine where all registers are exactly one word, a suitable
1981definition of this macro is
1982
1983@smallexample
1984#define HARD_REGNO_NREGS(REGNO, MODE) \
1985 ((GET_MODE_SIZE (MODE) + UNITS_PER_WORD - 1) \
32bd3974 1986 / UNITS_PER_WORD)
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1987@end smallexample
1988
1989@findex HARD_REGNO_MODE_OK
1990@item HARD_REGNO_MODE_OK (@var{regno}, @var{mode})
1991A C expression that is nonzero if it is permissible to store a value
1992of mode @var{mode} in hard register number @var{regno} (or in several
1993registers starting with that one). For a machine where all registers
1994are equivalent, a suitable definition is
1995
1996@smallexample
1997#define HARD_REGNO_MODE_OK(REGNO, MODE) 1
1998@end smallexample
1999
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2000You need not include code to check for the numbers of fixed registers,
2001because the allocation mechanism considers them to be always occupied.
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2002
2003@cindex register pairs
2004On some machines, double-precision values must be kept in even/odd
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2005register pairs. You can implement that by defining this macro to reject
2006odd register numbers for such modes.
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2007
2008The minimum requirement for a mode to be OK in a register is that the
2009@samp{mov@var{mode}} instruction pattern support moves between the
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2010register and other hard register in the same class and that moving a
2011value into the register and back out not alter it.
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2013Since the same instruction used to move @code{word_mode} will work for
2014all narrower integer modes, it is not necessary on any machine for
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2015@code{HARD_REGNO_MODE_OK} to distinguish between these modes, provided
2016you define patterns @samp{movhi}, etc., to take advantage of this. This
2017is useful because of the interaction between @code{HARD_REGNO_MODE_OK}
2018and @code{MODES_TIEABLE_P}; it is very desirable for all integer modes
2019to be tieable.
2020
2021Many machines have special registers for floating point arithmetic.
2022Often people assume that floating point machine modes are allowed only
2023in floating point registers. This is not true. Any registers that
2024can hold integers can safely @emph{hold} a floating point machine
2025mode, whether or not floating arithmetic can be done on it in those
2026registers. Integer move instructions can be used to move the values.
2027
2028On some machines, though, the converse is true: fixed-point machine
2029modes may not go in floating registers. This is true if the floating
2030registers normalize any value stored in them, because storing a
2031non-floating value there would garble it. In this case,
2032@code{HARD_REGNO_MODE_OK} should reject fixed-point machine modes in
2033floating registers. But if the floating registers do not automatically
2034normalize, if you can store any bit pattern in one and retrieve it
2035unchanged without a trap, then any machine mode may go in a floating
2036register, so you can define this macro to say so.
2037
2038The primary significance of special floating registers is rather that
2039they are the registers acceptable in floating point arithmetic
2040instructions. However, this is of no concern to
2041@code{HARD_REGNO_MODE_OK}. You handle it by writing the proper
2042constraints for those instructions.
2043
2044On some machines, the floating registers are especially slow to access,
2045so that it is better to store a value in a stack frame than in such a
2046register if floating point arithmetic is not being done. As long as the
2047floating registers are not in class @code{GENERAL_REGS}, they will not
2048be used unless some pattern's constraint asks for one.
2049
2050@findex MODES_TIEABLE_P
2051@item MODES_TIEABLE_P (@var{mode1}, @var{mode2})
e9a25f70 2052A C expression that is nonzero if a value of mode
956d6950 2053@var{mode1} is accessible in mode @var{mode2} without copying.
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2054
2055If @code{HARD_REGNO_MODE_OK (@var{r}, @var{mode1})} and
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2056@code{HARD_REGNO_MODE_OK (@var{r}, @var{mode2})} are always the same for
2057any @var{r}, then @code{MODES_TIEABLE_P (@var{mode1}, @var{mode2})}
2058should be nonzero. If they differ for any @var{r}, you should define
2059this macro to return zero unless some other mechanism ensures the
956d6950 2060accessibility of the value in a narrower mode.
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2061
2062You should define this macro to return nonzero in as many cases as
a3a15b4d 2063possible since doing so will allow GCC to perform better register
e9a25f70 2064allocation.
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2065
2066@findex AVOID_CCMODE_COPIES
2067@item AVOID_CCMODE_COPIES
2068Define this macro if the compiler should avoid copies to/from @code{CCmode}
a89608cb 2069registers. You should only define this macro if support for copying to/from
7506f491 2070@code{CCmode} is incomplete.
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2071@end table
2072
2073@node Leaf Functions
2074@subsection Handling Leaf Functions
2075
2076@cindex leaf functions
2077@cindex functions, leaf
2078On some machines, a leaf function (i.e., one which makes no calls) can run
2079more efficiently if it does not make its own register window. Often this
2080means it is required to receive its arguments in the registers where they
2081are passed by the caller, instead of the registers where they would
2082normally arrive.
2083
2084The special treatment for leaf functions generally applies only when
2085other conditions are met; for example, often they may use only those
2086registers for its own variables and temporaries. We use the term ``leaf
2087function'' to mean a function that is suitable for this special
2088handling, so that functions with no calls are not necessarily ``leaf
2089functions''.
2090
a3a15b4d 2091GCC assigns register numbers before it knows whether the function is
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2092suitable for leaf function treatment. So it needs to renumber the
2093registers in order to output a leaf function. The following macros
2094accomplish this.
2095
2096@table @code
2097@findex LEAF_REGISTERS
2098@item LEAF_REGISTERS
7d167afd 2099Name of a char vector, indexed by hard register number, which
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2100contains 1 for a register that is allowable in a candidate for leaf
2101function treatment.
2102
2103If leaf function treatment involves renumbering the registers, then the
2104registers marked here should be the ones before renumbering---those that
a3a15b4d 2105GCC would ordinarily allocate. The registers which will actually be
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2106used in the assembler code, after renumbering, should not be marked with 1
2107in this vector.
2108
2109Define this macro only if the target machine offers a way to optimize
2110the treatment of leaf functions.
2111
2112@findex LEAF_REG_REMAP
2113@item LEAF_REG_REMAP (@var{regno})
2114A C expression whose value is the register number to which @var{regno}
2115should be renumbered, when a function is treated as a leaf function.
2116
2117If @var{regno} is a register number which should not appear in a leaf
630d3d5a 2118function before renumbering, then the expression should yield @minus{}1, which
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2119will cause the compiler to abort.
2120
2121Define this macro only if the target machine offers a way to optimize the
2122treatment of leaf functions, and registers need to be renumbered to do
2123this.
2124@end table
2125
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2126@findex current_function_is_leaf
2127@findex current_function_uses_only_leaf_regs
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2128@code{TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_PROLOGUE} and
2129@code{TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_EPILOGUE} must usually treat leaf functions
2130specially. They can test the C variable @code{current_function_is_leaf}
2131which is nonzero for leaf functions. @code{current_function_is_leaf} is
2132set prior to local register allocation and is valid for the remaining
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2133compiler passes. They can also test the C variable
2134@code{current_function_uses_only_leaf_regs} which is nonzero for leaf
2135functions which only use leaf registers.
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2136@code{current_function_uses_only_leaf_regs} is valid after reload and is
2137only useful if @code{LEAF_REGISTERS} is defined.
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2138@c changed this to fix overfull. ALSO: why the "it" at the beginning
2139@c of the next paragraph?! --mew 2feb93
2140
2141@node Stack Registers
2142@subsection Registers That Form a Stack
2143
2144There are special features to handle computers where some of the
2145``registers'' form a stack, as in the 80387 coprocessor for the 80386.
2146Stack registers are normally written by pushing onto the stack, and are
2147numbered relative to the top of the stack.
2148
a3a15b4d 2149Currently, GCC can only handle one group of stack-like registers, and
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2150they must be consecutively numbered.
2151
2152@table @code
2153@findex STACK_REGS
2154@item STACK_REGS
2155Define this if the machine has any stack-like registers.
2156
2157@findex FIRST_STACK_REG
2158@item FIRST_STACK_REG
2159The number of the first stack-like register. This one is the top
2160of the stack.
2161
2162@findex LAST_STACK_REG
2163@item LAST_STACK_REG
2164The number of the last stack-like register. This one is the bottom of
2165the stack.
2166@end table
2167
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2168@node Register Classes
2169@section Register Classes
2170@cindex register class definitions
2171@cindex class definitions, register
2172
2173On many machines, the numbered registers are not all equivalent.
2174For example, certain registers may not be allowed for indexed addressing;
2175certain registers may not be allowed in some instructions. These machine
2176restrictions are described to the compiler using @dfn{register classes}.
2177
2178You define a number of register classes, giving each one a name and saying
2179which of the registers belong to it. Then you can specify register classes
2180that are allowed as operands to particular instruction patterns.
2181
2182@findex ALL_REGS
2183@findex NO_REGS
2184In general, each register will belong to several classes. In fact, one
2185class must be named @code{ALL_REGS} and contain all the registers. Another
2186class must be named @code{NO_REGS} and contain no registers. Often the
2187union of two classes will be another class; however, this is not required.
2188
2189@findex GENERAL_REGS
2190One of the classes must be named @code{GENERAL_REGS}. There is nothing
2191terribly special about the name, but the operand constraint letters
2192@samp{r} and @samp{g} specify this class. If @code{GENERAL_REGS} is
2193the same as @code{ALL_REGS}, just define it as a macro which expands
2194to @code{ALL_REGS}.
2195
2196Order the classes so that if class @var{x} is contained in class @var{y}
2197then @var{x} has a lower class number than @var{y}.
2198
2199The way classes other than @code{GENERAL_REGS} are specified in operand
2200constraints is through machine-dependent operand constraint letters.
2201You can define such letters to correspond to various classes, then use
2202them in operand constraints.
2203
2204You should define a class for the union of two classes whenever some
2205instruction allows both classes. For example, if an instruction allows
2206either a floating point (coprocessor) register or a general register for a
2207certain operand, you should define a class @code{FLOAT_OR_GENERAL_REGS}
2208which includes both of them. Otherwise you will get suboptimal code.
2209
2210You must also specify certain redundant information about the register
2211classes: for each class, which classes contain it and which ones are
2212contained in it; for each pair of classes, the largest class contained
2213in their union.
2214
2215When a value occupying several consecutive registers is expected in a
2216certain class, all the registers used must belong to that class.
2217Therefore, register classes cannot be used to enforce a requirement for
2218a register pair to start with an even-numbered register. The way to
2219specify this requirement is with @code{HARD_REGNO_MODE_OK}.
2220
2221Register classes used for input-operands of bitwise-and or shift
2222instructions have a special requirement: each such class must have, for
2223each fixed-point machine mode, a subclass whose registers can transfer that
2224mode to or from memory. For example, on some machines, the operations for
2225single-byte values (@code{QImode}) are limited to certain registers. When
2226this is so, each register class that is used in a bitwise-and or shift
2227instruction must have a subclass consisting of registers from which
2228single-byte values can be loaded or stored. This is so that
2229@code{PREFERRED_RELOAD_CLASS} can always have a possible value to return.
2230
2231@table @code
2232@findex enum reg_class
2233@item enum reg_class
2234An enumeral type that must be defined with all the register class names
2235as enumeral values. @code{NO_REGS} must be first. @code{ALL_REGS}
2236must be the last register class, followed by one more enumeral value,
2237@code{LIM_REG_CLASSES}, which is not a register class but rather
2238tells how many classes there are.
2239
2240Each register class has a number, which is the value of casting
2241the class name to type @code{int}. The number serves as an index
2242in many of the tables described below.
2243
2244@findex N_REG_CLASSES
2245@item N_REG_CLASSES
2246The number of distinct register classes, defined as follows:
2247
2248@example
2249#define N_REG_CLASSES (int) LIM_REG_CLASSES
2250@end example
2251
2252@findex REG_CLASS_NAMES
2253@item REG_CLASS_NAMES
2254An initializer containing the names of the register classes as C string
2255constants. These names are used in writing some of the debugging dumps.
2256
2257@findex REG_CLASS_CONTENTS
2258@item REG_CLASS_CONTENTS
2259An initializer containing the contents of the register classes, as integers
2260which are bit masks. The @var{n}th integer specifies the contents of class
2261@var{n}. The way the integer @var{mask} is interpreted is that
2262register @var{r} is in the class if @code{@var{mask} & (1 << @var{r})} is 1.
2263
2264When the machine has more than 32 registers, an integer does not suffice.
2265Then the integers are replaced by sub-initializers, braced groupings containing
2266several integers. Each sub-initializer must be suitable as an initializer
2267for the type @code{HARD_REG_SET} which is defined in @file{hard-reg-set.h}.
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2268In this situation, the first integer in each sub-initializer corresponds to
2269registers 0 through 31, the second integer to registers 32 through 63, and
2270so on.
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2271
2272@findex REGNO_REG_CLASS
2273@item REGNO_REG_CLASS (@var{regno})
2274A C expression whose value is a register class containing hard register
2275@var{regno}. In general there is more than one such class; choose a class
2276which is @dfn{minimal}, meaning that no smaller class also contains the
2277register.
2278
2279@findex BASE_REG_CLASS
2280@item BASE_REG_CLASS
2281A macro whose definition is the name of the class to which a valid
2282base register must belong. A base register is one used in an address
2283which is the register value plus a displacement.
2284
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2285@findex MODE_BASE_REG_CLASS
2286@item MODE_BASE_REG_CLASS (@var{mode})
2287This is a variation of the @code{BASE_REG_CLASS} macro which allows
2288the selection of a base register in a mode depenedent manner. If
2289@var{mode} is VOIDmode then it should return the same value as
2290@code{BASE_REG_CLASS}.
2291
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2292@findex INDEX_REG_CLASS
2293@item INDEX_REG_CLASS
2294A macro whose definition is the name of the class to which a valid
2295index register must belong. An index register is one used in an
2296address where its value is either multiplied by a scale factor or
2297added to another register (as well as added to a displacement).
2298
2299@findex REG_CLASS_FROM_LETTER
2300@item REG_CLASS_FROM_LETTER (@var{char})
2301A C expression which defines the machine-dependent operand constraint
2302letters for register classes. If @var{char} is such a letter, the
2303value should be the register class corresponding to it. Otherwise,
2304the value should be @code{NO_REGS}. The register letter @samp{r},
2305corresponding to class @code{GENERAL_REGS}, will not be passed
2306to this macro; you do not need to handle it.
2307
2308@findex REGNO_OK_FOR_BASE_P
2309@item REGNO_OK_FOR_BASE_P (@var{num})
2310A C expression which is nonzero if register number @var{num} is
2311suitable for use as a base register in operand addresses. It may be
2312either a suitable hard register or a pseudo register that has been
2313allocated such a hard register.
2314
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2315@findex REGNO_MODE_OK_FOR_BASE_P
2316@item REGNO_MODE_OK_FOR_BASE_P (@var{num}, @var{mode})
2317A C expression that is just like @code{REGNO_OK_FOR_BASE_P}, except that
2318that expression may examine the mode of the memory reference in
2319@var{mode}. You should define this macro if the mode of the memory
2320reference affects whether a register may be used as a base register. If
2321you define this macro, the compiler will use it instead of
2322@code{REGNO_OK_FOR_BASE_P}.
2323
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2324@findex REGNO_OK_FOR_INDEX_P
2325@item REGNO_OK_FOR_INDEX_P (@var{num})
2326A C expression which is nonzero if register number @var{num} is
2327suitable for use as an index register in operand addresses. It may be
2328either a suitable hard register or a pseudo register that has been
2329allocated such a hard register.
2330
2331The difference between an index register and a base register is that
2332the index register may be scaled. If an address involves the sum of
2333two registers, neither one of them scaled, then either one may be
2334labeled the ``base'' and the other the ``index''; but whichever
2335labeling is used must fit the machine's constraints of which registers
2336may serve in each capacity. The compiler will try both labelings,
2337looking for one that is valid, and will reload one or both registers
2338only if neither labeling works.
2339
2340@findex PREFERRED_RELOAD_CLASS
2341@item PREFERRED_RELOAD_CLASS (@var{x}, @var{class})
2342A C expression that places additional restrictions on the register class
2343to use when it is necessary to copy value @var{x} into a register in class
2344@var{class}. The value is a register class; perhaps @var{class}, or perhaps
2345another, smaller class. On many machines, the following definition is
2346safe:
2347
2348@example
2349#define PREFERRED_RELOAD_CLASS(X,CLASS) CLASS
2350@end example
2351
2352Sometimes returning a more restrictive class makes better code. For
2353example, on the 68000, when @var{x} is an integer constant that is in range
2354for a @samp{moveq} instruction, the value of this macro is always
2355@code{DATA_REGS} as long as @var{class} includes the data registers.
2356Requiring a data register guarantees that a @samp{moveq} will be used.
2357
2358If @var{x} is a @code{const_double}, by returning @code{NO_REGS}
2359you can force @var{x} into a memory constant. This is useful on
2360certain machines where immediate floating values cannot be loaded into
2361certain kinds of registers.
2362
2363@findex PREFERRED_OUTPUT_RELOAD_CLASS
2364@item PREFERRED_OUTPUT_RELOAD_CLASS (@var{x}, @var{class})
2365Like @code{PREFERRED_RELOAD_CLASS}, but for output reloads instead of
2366input reloads. If you don't define this macro, the default is to use
2367@var{class}, unchanged.
2368
2369@findex LIMIT_RELOAD_CLASS
2370@item LIMIT_RELOAD_CLASS (@var{mode}, @var{class})
2371A C expression that places additional restrictions on the register class
2372to use when it is necessary to be able to hold a value of mode
2373@var{mode} in a reload register for which class @var{class} would
2374ordinarily be used.
2375
2376Unlike @code{PREFERRED_RELOAD_CLASS}, this macro should be used when
2377there are certain modes that simply can't go in certain reload classes.
2378
2379The value is a register class; perhaps @var{class}, or perhaps another,
2380smaller class.
2381
2382Don't define this macro unless the target machine has limitations which
2383require the macro to do something nontrivial.
2384
2385@findex SECONDARY_RELOAD_CLASS
2386@findex SECONDARY_INPUT_RELOAD_CLASS
2387@findex SECONDARY_OUTPUT_RELOAD_CLASS
2388@item SECONDARY_RELOAD_CLASS (@var{class}, @var{mode}, @var{x})
2389@itemx SECONDARY_INPUT_RELOAD_CLASS (@var{class}, @var{mode}, @var{x})
2390@itemx SECONDARY_OUTPUT_RELOAD_CLASS (@var{class}, @var{mode}, @var{x})
2391Many machines have some registers that cannot be copied directly to or
2392from memory or even from other types of registers. An example is the
2393@samp{MQ} register, which on most machines, can only be copied to or
2394from general registers, but not memory. Some machines allow copying all
2395registers to and from memory, but require a scratch register for stores
2396to some memory locations (e.g., those with symbolic address on the RT,
981f6289 2397and those with certain symbolic address on the SPARC when compiling
161d7b59 2398PIC)@. In some cases, both an intermediate and a scratch register are
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2399required.
2400
2401You should define these macros to indicate to the reload phase that it may
2402need to allocate at least one register for a reload in addition to the
2403register to contain the data. Specifically, if copying @var{x} to a
2404register @var{class} in @var{mode} requires an intermediate register,
2405you should define @code{SECONDARY_INPUT_RELOAD_CLASS} to return the
2406largest register class all of whose registers can be used as
2407intermediate registers or scratch registers.
2408
2409If copying a register @var{class} in @var{mode} to @var{x} requires an
2410intermediate or scratch register, @code{SECONDARY_OUTPUT_RELOAD_CLASS}
2411should be defined to return the largest register class required. If the
2412requirements for input and output reloads are the same, the macro
2413@code{SECONDARY_RELOAD_CLASS} should be used instead of defining both
2414macros identically.
2415
2416The values returned by these macros are often @code{GENERAL_REGS}.
2417Return @code{NO_REGS} if no spare register is needed; i.e., if @var{x}
2418can be directly copied to or from a register of @var{class} in
2419@var{mode} without requiring a scratch register. Do not define this
2420macro if it would always return @code{NO_REGS}.
2421
2422If a scratch register is required (either with or without an
2423intermediate register), you should define patterns for
2424@samp{reload_in@var{m}} or @samp{reload_out@var{m}}, as required
2425(@pxref{Standard Names}. These patterns, which will normally be
2426implemented with a @code{define_expand}, should be similar to the
2427@samp{mov@var{m}} patterns, except that operand 2 is the scratch
2428register.
2429
2430Define constraints for the reload register and scratch register that
2431contain a single register class. If the original reload register (whose
2432class is @var{class}) can meet the constraint given in the pattern, the
2433value returned by these macros is used for the class of the scratch
2434register. Otherwise, two additional reload registers are required.
2435Their classes are obtained from the constraints in the insn pattern.
2436
2437@var{x} might be a pseudo-register or a @code{subreg} of a
2438pseudo-register, which could either be in a hard register or in memory.
630d3d5a 2439Use @code{true_regnum} to find out; it will return @minus{}1 if the pseudo is
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2440in memory and the hard register number if it is in a register.
2441
2442These macros should not be used in the case where a particular class of
2443registers can only be copied to memory and not to another class of
2444registers. In that case, secondary reload registers are not needed and
2445would not be helpful. Instead, a stack location must be used to perform
a8154559 2446the copy and the @code{mov@var{m}} pattern should use memory as an
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2447intermediate storage. This case often occurs between floating-point and
2448general registers.
2449
2450@findex SECONDARY_MEMORY_NEEDED
2451@item SECONDARY_MEMORY_NEEDED (@var{class1}, @var{class2}, @var{m})
2452Certain machines have the property that some registers cannot be copied
2453to some other registers without using memory. Define this macro on
df2a54e9 2454those machines to be a C expression that is nonzero if objects of mode
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2455@var{m} in registers of @var{class1} can only be copied to registers of
2456class @var{class2} by storing a register of @var{class1} into memory
2457and loading that memory location into a register of @var{class2}.
2458
2459Do not define this macro if its value would always be zero.
2460
2461@findex SECONDARY_MEMORY_NEEDED_RTX
2462@item SECONDARY_MEMORY_NEEDED_RTX (@var{mode})
2463Normally when @code{SECONDARY_MEMORY_NEEDED} is defined, the compiler
2464allocates a stack slot for a memory location needed for register copies.
2465If this macro is defined, the compiler instead uses the memory location
2466defined by this macro.
2467
2468Do not define this macro if you do not define
2469@code{SECONDARY_MEMORY_NEEDED}.
2470
2471@findex SECONDARY_MEMORY_NEEDED_MODE
2472@item SECONDARY_MEMORY_NEEDED_MODE (@var{mode})
2473When the compiler needs a secondary memory location to copy between two
2474registers of mode @var{mode}, it normally allocates sufficient memory to
2475hold a quantity of @code{BITS_PER_WORD} bits and performs the store and
2476load operations in a mode that many bits wide and whose class is the
2477same as that of @var{mode}.
2478
2479This is right thing to do on most machines because it ensures that all
2480bits of the register are copied and prevents accesses to the registers
2481in a narrower mode, which some machines prohibit for floating-point
2482registers.
2483
2484However, this default behavior is not correct on some machines, such as
2485the DEC Alpha, that store short integers in floating-point registers
2486differently than in integer registers. On those machines, the default
2487widening will not work correctly and you must define this macro to
2488suppress that widening in some cases. See the file @file{alpha.h} for
2489details.
2490
2491Do not define this macro if you do not define
2492@code{SECONDARY_MEMORY_NEEDED} or if widening @var{mode} to a mode that
2493is @code{BITS_PER_WORD} bits wide is correct for your machine.
2494
2495@findex SMALL_REGISTER_CLASSES
2496@item SMALL_REGISTER_CLASSES
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2497On some machines, it is risky to let hard registers live across arbitrary
2498insns. Typically, these machines have instructions that require values
2499to be in specific registers (like an accumulator), and reload will fail
2500if the required hard register is used for another purpose across such an
2501insn.
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2503Define @code{SMALL_REGISTER_CLASSES} to be an expression with a nonzero
2504value on these machines. When this macro has a nonzero value, the
faa9eb19 2505compiler will try to minimize the lifetime of hard registers.
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df2a54e9 2507It is always safe to define this macro with a nonzero value, but if you
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2508unnecessarily define it, you will reduce the amount of optimizations
2509that can be performed in some cases. If you do not define this macro
df2a54e9 2510with a nonzero value when it is required, the compiler will run out of
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2511spill registers and print a fatal error message. For most machines, you
2512should not define this macro at all.
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2513
2514@findex CLASS_LIKELY_SPILLED_P
2515@item CLASS_LIKELY_SPILLED_P (@var{class})
2516A C expression whose value is nonzero if pseudos that have been assigned
2517to registers of class @var{class} would likely be spilled because
2518registers of @var{class} are needed for spill registers.
2519
2520The default value of this macro returns 1 if @var{class} has exactly one
2521register and zero otherwise. On most machines, this default should be
40687a9e 2522used. Only define this macro to some other expression if pseudos
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2523allocated by @file{local-alloc.c} end up in memory because their hard
2524registers were needed for spill registers. If this macro returns nonzero
2525for those classes, those pseudos will only be allocated by
2526@file{global.c}, which knows how to reallocate the pseudo to another
2527register. If there would not be another register available for
2528reallocation, you should not change the definition of this macro since
2529the only effect of such a definition would be to slow down register
2530allocation.
2531
2532@findex CLASS_MAX_NREGS
2533@item CLASS_MAX_NREGS (@var{class}, @var{mode})
2534A C expression for the maximum number of consecutive registers
2535of class @var{class} needed to hold a value of mode @var{mode}.
2536
2537This is closely related to the macro @code{HARD_REGNO_NREGS}. In fact,
2538the value of the macro @code{CLASS_MAX_NREGS (@var{class}, @var{mode})}
2539should be the maximum value of @code{HARD_REGNO_NREGS (@var{regno},
2540@var{mode})} for all @var{regno} values in the class @var{class}.
2541
2542This macro helps control the handling of multiple-word values
2543in the reload pass.
2544
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2545@item CLASS_CANNOT_CHANGE_MODE
2546If defined, a C expression for a class that contains registers for
2547which the compiler may not change modes arbitrarily.
2548
2549@item CLASS_CANNOT_CHANGE_MODE_P(@var{from}, @var{to})
2550A C expression that is true if, for a register in
13ba36b4 2551@code{CLASS_CANNOT_CHANGE_MODE}, the requested mode punning is invalid.
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2552
2553For the example, loading 32-bit integer or floating-point objects into
57694e40 2554floating-point registers on the Alpha extends them to 64 bits.
feca2ed3 2555Therefore loading a 64-bit object and then storing it as a 32-bit object
57694e40 2556does not store the low-order 32 bits, as would be the case for a normal
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2557register. Therefore, @file{alpha.h} defines @code{CLASS_CANNOT_CHANGE_MODE}
2558as @code{FLOAT_REGS} and @code{CLASS_CANNOT_CHANGE_MODE_P} restricts
2559mode changes to same-size modes.
2560
2561Compare this to IA-64, which extends floating-point values to 82-bits,
2562and stores 64-bit integers in a different format than 64-bit doubles.
2563Therefore @code{CLASS_CANNOT_CHANGE_MODE_P} is always true.
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2564@end table
2565
2566Three other special macros describe which operands fit which constraint
2567letters.
2568
2569@table @code
2570@findex CONST_OK_FOR_LETTER_P
2571@item CONST_OK_FOR_LETTER_P (@var{value}, @var{c})
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2572A C expression that defines the machine-dependent operand constraint
2573letters (@samp{I}, @samp{J}, @samp{K}, @dots{} @samp{P}) that specify
2574particular ranges of integer values. If @var{c} is one of those
2575letters, the expression should check that @var{value}, an integer, is in
2576the appropriate range and return 1 if so, 0 otherwise. If @var{c} is
2577not one of those letters, the value should be 0 regardless of
2578@var{value}.
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2579
2580@findex CONST_DOUBLE_OK_FOR_LETTER_P
2581@item CONST_DOUBLE_OK_FOR_LETTER_P (@var{value}, @var{c})
2582A C expression that defines the machine-dependent operand constraint
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2583letters that specify particular ranges of @code{const_double} values
2584(@samp{G} or @samp{H}).
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2585
2586If @var{c} is one of those letters, the expression should check that
2587@var{value}, an RTX of code @code{const_double}, is in the appropriate
2588range and return 1 if so, 0 otherwise. If @var{c} is not one of those
2589letters, the value should be 0 regardless of @var{value}.
2590
2591@code{const_double} is used for all floating-point constants and for
2592@code{DImode} fixed-point constants. A given letter can accept either
2593or both kinds of values. It can use @code{GET_MODE} to distinguish
2594between these kinds.
2595
2596@findex EXTRA_CONSTRAINT
2597@item EXTRA_CONSTRAINT (@var{value}, @var{c})
2598A C expression that defines the optional machine-dependent constraint
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2599letters that can be used to segregate specific types of operands, usually
2600memory references, for the target machine. Any letter that is not
2601elsewhere defined and not matched by @code{REG_CLASS_FROM_LETTER}
2602may be used. Normally this macro will not be defined.
2603
2604If it is required for a particular target machine, it should return 1
2605if @var{value} corresponds to the operand type represented by the
2606constraint letter @var{c}. If @var{c} is not defined as an extra
e119b68c 2607constraint, the value returned should be 0 regardless of @var{value}.
feca2ed3 2608
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2609For example, on the ROMP, load instructions cannot have their output
2610in r0 if the memory reference contains a symbolic address. Constraint
2611letter @samp{Q} is defined as representing a memory address that does
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2612@emph{not} contain a symbolic address. An alternative is specified with
2613a @samp{Q} constraint on the input and @samp{r} on the output. The next
2614alternative specifies @samp{m} on the input and a register class that
2615does not include r0 on the output.
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2616
2617@findex EXTRA_MEMORY_CONSTRAINT
2618@item EXTRA_MEMORY_CONSTRAINT (@var{c})
2619A C expression that defines the optional machine-dependent constraint
2620letters, amongst those accepted by @code{EXTRA_CONSTRAINT}, that should
2621be treated like memory constraints by the reload pass.
2622
2623It should return 1 if the operand type represented by the constraint
2624letter @var{c} comprises a subset of all memory references including
2625all those whose address is simply a base register. This allows the reload
2626pass to reload an operand, if it does not directly correspond to the operand
2627type of @var{c}, by copying its address into a base register.
2628
2629For example, on the S/390, some instructions do not accept arbitrary
2630memory references, but only those that do not make use of an index
2631register. The constraint letter @samp{Q} is defined via
2632@code{EXTRA_CONSTRAINT} as representing a memory address of this type.
2633If the letter @samp{Q} is marked as @code{EXTRA_MEMORY_CONSTRAINT},
2634a @samp{Q} constraint can handle any memory operand, because the
2635reload pass knows it can be reloaded by copying the memory address
2636into a base register if required. This is analogous to the way
2637a @samp{o} constraint can handle any memory operand.
2638
2639@findex EXTRA_ADDRESS_CONSTRAINT
2640@item EXTRA_ADDRESS_CONSTRAINT (@var{c})
2641A C expression that defines the optional machine-dependent constraint
2642letters, amongst those accepted by @code{EXTRA_CONSTRAINT}, that should
2643be treated like address constraints by the reload pass.
2644
2645It should return 1 if the operand type represented by the constraint
2646letter @var{c} comprises a subset of all memory addresses including
2647all those that consist of just a base register. This allows the reload
2648pass to reload an operand, if it does not directly correspond to the operand
2649type of @var{c}, by copying it into a base register.
2650
2651Any constraint marked as @code{EXTRA_ADDRESS_CONSTRAINT} can only
2652be used with the @code{address_operand} predicate. It is treated
2653analogously to the @samp{p} constraint.
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2654@end table
2655
2656@node Stack and Calling
2657@section Stack Layout and Calling Conventions
2658@cindex calling conventions
2659
2660@c prevent bad page break with this line
2661This describes the stack layout and calling conventions.
2662
2663@menu
2664* Frame Layout::
7c16328b 2665* Exception Handling::
861bb6c1 2666* Stack Checking::
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2667* Frame Registers::
2668* Elimination::
2669* Stack Arguments::
2670* Register Arguments::
2671* Scalar Return::
2672* Aggregate Return::
2673* Caller Saves::
2674* Function Entry::
2675* Profiling::
91d231cb 2676* Tail Calls::
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2677@end menu
2678
2679@node Frame Layout
2680@subsection Basic Stack Layout
2681@cindex stack frame layout
2682@cindex frame layout
2683
2684@c prevent bad page break with this line
2685Here is the basic stack layout.
2686
2687@table @code
2688@findex STACK_GROWS_DOWNWARD
2689@item STACK_GROWS_DOWNWARD
2690Define this macro if pushing a word onto the stack moves the stack
2691pointer to a smaller address.
2692
2693When we say, ``define this macro if @dots{},'' it means that the
2694compiler checks this macro only with @code{#ifdef} so the precise
2695definition used does not matter.
2696
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2697@findex STACK_PUSH_CODE
2698@item STACK_PUSH_CODE
2699
2700This macro defines the operation used when something is pushed
2701on the stack. In RTL, a push operation will be
04a5176a 2702@code{(set (mem (STACK_PUSH_CODE (reg sp))) @dots{})}
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2703
2704The choices are @code{PRE_DEC}, @code{POST_DEC}, @code{PRE_INC},
2705and @code{POST_INC}. Which of these is correct depends on
2706the stack direction and on whether the stack pointer points
2707to the last item on the stack or whether it points to the
2708space for the next item on the stack.
2709
2710The default is @code{PRE_DEC} when @code{STACK_GROWS_DOWNWARD} is
2711defined, which is almost always right, and @code{PRE_INC} otherwise,
2712which is often wrong.
2713
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2714@findex FRAME_GROWS_DOWNWARD
2715@item FRAME_GROWS_DOWNWARD
2716Define this macro if the addresses of local variable slots are at negative
2717offsets from the frame pointer.
2718
2719@findex ARGS_GROW_DOWNWARD
2720@item ARGS_GROW_DOWNWARD
2721Define this macro if successive arguments to a function occupy decreasing
2722addresses on the stack.
2723
2724@findex STARTING_FRAME_OFFSET
2725@item STARTING_FRAME_OFFSET
2726Offset from the frame pointer to the first local variable slot to be allocated.
2727
2728If @code{FRAME_GROWS_DOWNWARD}, find the next slot's offset by
2729subtracting the first slot's length from @code{STARTING_FRAME_OFFSET}.
2730Otherwise, it is found by adding the length of the first slot to the
2731value @code{STARTING_FRAME_OFFSET}.
2732@c i'm not sure if the above is still correct.. had to change it to get
2733@c rid of an overfull. --mew 2feb93
2734
2735@findex STACK_POINTER_OFFSET
2736@item STACK_POINTER_OFFSET
2737Offset from the stack pointer register to the first location at which
2738outgoing arguments are placed. If not specified, the default value of
2739zero is used. This is the proper value for most machines.
2740
2741If @code{ARGS_GROW_DOWNWARD}, this is the offset to the location above
2742the first location at which outgoing arguments are placed.
2743
2744@findex FIRST_PARM_OFFSET
2745@item FIRST_PARM_OFFSET (@var{fundecl})
2746Offset from the argument pointer register to the first argument's
2747address. On some machines it may depend on the data type of the
2748function.
2749
2750If @code{ARGS_GROW_DOWNWARD}, this is the offset to the location above
2751the first argument's address.
2752
2753@findex STACK_DYNAMIC_OFFSET
2754@item STACK_DYNAMIC_OFFSET (@var{fundecl})
2755Offset from the stack pointer register to an item dynamically allocated
2756on the stack, e.g., by @code{alloca}.
2757
2758The default value for this macro is @code{STACK_POINTER_OFFSET} plus the
2759length of the outgoing arguments. The default is correct for most
2760machines. See @file{function.c} for details.
2761
2762@findex DYNAMIC_CHAIN_ADDRESS
2763@item DYNAMIC_CHAIN_ADDRESS (@var{frameaddr})
2764A C expression whose value is RTL representing the address in a stack
2765frame where the pointer to the caller's frame is stored. Assume that
2766@var{frameaddr} is an RTL expression for the address of the stack frame
2767itself.
2768
2769If you don't define this macro, the default is to return the value
2770of @var{frameaddr}---that is, the stack frame address is also the
2771address of the stack word that points to the previous frame.
2772
2773@findex SETUP_FRAME_ADDRESSES
0bc02db4 2774@item SETUP_FRAME_ADDRESSES
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2775If defined, a C expression that produces the machine-specific code to
2776setup the stack so that arbitrary frames can be accessed. For example,
981f6289 2777on the SPARC, we must flush all of the register windows to the stack
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2778before we can access arbitrary stack frames. You will seldom need to
2779define this macro.
2780
2781@findex BUILTIN_SETJMP_FRAME_VALUE
2782@item BUILTIN_SETJMP_FRAME_VALUE
2783If defined, a C expression that contains an rtx that is used to store
2784the address of the current frame into the built in @code{setjmp} buffer.
2785The default value, @code{virtual_stack_vars_rtx}, is correct for most
2786machines. One reason you may need to define this macro is if
2787@code{hard_frame_pointer_rtx} is the appropriate value on your machine.
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2788
2789@findex RETURN_ADDR_RTX
2790@item RETURN_ADDR_RTX (@var{count}, @var{frameaddr})
2791A C expression whose value is RTL representing the value of the return
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2792address for the frame @var{count} steps up from the current frame, after
2793the prologue. @var{frameaddr} is the frame pointer of the @var{count}
2794frame, or the frame pointer of the @var{count} @minus{} 1 frame if
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2795@code{RETURN_ADDR_IN_PREVIOUS_FRAME} is defined.
2796
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2797The value of the expression must always be the correct address when
2798@var{count} is zero, but may be @code{NULL_RTX} if there is not way to
2799determine the return address of other frames.
2800
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2801@findex RETURN_ADDR_IN_PREVIOUS_FRAME
2802@item RETURN_ADDR_IN_PREVIOUS_FRAME
2803Define this if the return address of a particular stack frame is accessed
2804from the frame pointer of the previous stack frame.
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2805
2806@findex INCOMING_RETURN_ADDR_RTX
2807@item INCOMING_RETURN_ADDR_RTX
2808A C expression whose value is RTL representing the location of the
2809incoming return address at the beginning of any function, before the
2810prologue. This RTL is either a @code{REG}, indicating that the return
2811value is saved in @samp{REG}, or a @code{MEM} representing a location in
2812the stack.
2813
2814You only need to define this macro if you want to support call frame
2815debugging information like that provided by DWARF 2.
2816
2c849145 2817If this RTL is a @code{REG}, you should also define
aee96fe9 2818@code{DWARF_FRAME_RETURN_COLUMN} to @code{DWARF_FRAME_REGNUM (REGNO)}.
2c849145 2819
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2820@findex INCOMING_FRAME_SP_OFFSET
2821@item INCOMING_FRAME_SP_OFFSET
2822A C expression whose value is an integer giving the offset, in bytes,
2823from the value of the stack pointer register to the top of the stack
2824frame at the beginning of any function, before the prologue. The top of
2825the frame is defined to be the value of the stack pointer in the
2826previous frame, just before the call instruction.
2827
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2828You only need to define this macro if you want to support call frame
2829debugging information like that provided by DWARF 2.
2830
2831@findex ARG_POINTER_CFA_OFFSET
2c849145 2832@item ARG_POINTER_CFA_OFFSET (@var{fundecl})
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2833A C expression whose value is an integer giving the offset, in bytes,
2834from the argument pointer to the canonical frame address (cfa). The
02f52e19 2835final value should coincide with that calculated by
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2836@code{INCOMING_FRAME_SP_OFFSET}. Which is unfortunately not usable
2837during virtual register instantiation.
2838
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2839The default value for this macro is @code{FIRST_PARM_OFFSET (fundecl)},
2840which is correct for most machines; in general, the arguments are found
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2841immediately before the stack frame. Note that this is not the case on
2842some targets that save registers into the caller's frame, such as SPARC
2843and rs6000, and so such targets need to define this macro.
2c849145 2844
208e52d9 2845You only need to define this macro if the default is incorrect, and you
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2846want to support call frame debugging information like that provided by
2847DWARF 2.
512b62fb 2848
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2849@findex SMALL_STACK
2850@item SMALL_STACK
2851Define this macro if the stack size for the target is very small. This
2852has the effect of disabling gcc's built-in @samp{alloca}, though
2853@samp{__builtin_alloca} is not affected.
2854@end table
2855
2856@node Exception Handling
2857@subsection Exception Handling Support
2858@cindex exception handling
2859
2860@table @code
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2861@findex EH_RETURN_DATA_REGNO
2862@item EH_RETURN_DATA_REGNO (@var{N})
2863A C expression whose value is the @var{N}th register number used for
2864data by exception handlers, or @code{INVALID_REGNUM} if fewer than
2865@var{N} registers are usable.
2866
2867The exception handling library routines communicate with the exception
2868handlers via a set of agreed upon registers. Ideally these registers
2869should be call-clobbered; it is possible to use call-saved registers,
2870but may negatively impact code size. The target must support at least
28712 data registers, but should define 4 if there are enough free registers.
2872
2873You must define this macro if you want to support call frame exception
2874handling like that provided by DWARF 2.
2875
2876@findex EH_RETURN_STACKADJ_RTX
2877@item EH_RETURN_STACKADJ_RTX
2878A C expression whose value is RTL representing a location in which
2879to store a stack adjustment to be applied before function return.
2880This is used to unwind the stack to an exception handler's call frame.
2881It will be assigned zero on code paths that return normally.
2882
02f52e19 2883Typically this is a call-clobbered hard register that is otherwise
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2884untouched by the epilogue, but could also be a stack slot.
2885
2886You must define this macro if you want to support call frame exception
2887handling like that provided by DWARF 2.
2888
2889@findex EH_RETURN_HANDLER_RTX
2890@item EH_RETURN_HANDLER_RTX
2891A C expression whose value is RTL representing a location in which
02f52e19 2892to store the address of an exception handler to which we should
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2893return. It will not be assigned on code paths that return normally.
2894
2895Typically this is the location in the call frame at which the normal
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2896return address is stored. For targets that return by popping an
2897address off the stack, this might be a memory address just below
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2898the @emph{target} call frame rather than inside the current call
2899frame. @code{EH_RETURN_STACKADJ_RTX} will have already been assigned,
2900so it may be used to calculate the location of the target call frame.
2901
2902Some targets have more complex requirements than storing to an
2903address calculable during initial code generation. In that case
2904the @code{eh_return} instruction pattern should be used instead.
2905
2906If you want to support call frame exception handling, you must
2907define either this macro or the @code{eh_return} instruction pattern.
2908
2a1ee410 2909@findex ASM_PREFERRED_EH_DATA_FORMAT
aee96fe9 2910@item ASM_PREFERRED_EH_DATA_FORMAT(@var{code}, @var{global})
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2911This macro chooses the encoding of pointers embedded in the exception
2912handling sections. If at all possible, this should be defined such
2913that the exception handling section will not require dynamic relocations,
2914and so may be read-only.
2915
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2916@var{code} is 0 for data, 1 for code labels, 2 for function pointers.
2917@var{global} is true if the symbol may be affected by dynamic relocations.
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2918The macro should return a combination of the @code{DW_EH_PE_*} defines
2919as found in @file{dwarf2.h}.
2920
ebb48a4d 2921If this macro is not defined, pointers will not be encoded but
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2922represented directly.
2923
2924@findex ASM_MAYBE_OUTPUT_ENCODED_ADDR_RTX
aee96fe9 2925@item ASM_MAYBE_OUTPUT_ENCODED_ADDR_RTX(@var{file}, @var{encoding}, @var{size}, @var{addr}, @var{done})
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2926This macro allows the target to emit whatever special magic is required
2927to represent the encoding chosen by @code{ASM_PREFERRED_EH_DATA_FORMAT}.
2928Generic code takes care of pc-relative and indirect encodings; this must
2929be defined if the target uses text-relative or data-relative encodings.
2930
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2931This is a C statement that branches to @var{done} if the format was
2932handled. @var{encoding} is the format chosen, @var{size} is the number
2933of bytes that the format occupies, @var{addr} is the @code{SYMBOL_REF}
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2934to be emitted.
2935
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2936@findex MD_FALLBACK_FRAME_STATE_FOR
2937@item MD_FALLBACK_FRAME_STATE_FOR(@var{context}, @var{fs}, @var{success})
2938This macro allows the target to add cpu and operating system specific
2939code to the call-frame unwinder for use when there is no unwind data
2940available. The most common reason to implement this macro is to unwind
2941through signal frames.
2942
2943This macro is called from @code{uw_frame_state_for} in @file{unwind-dw2.c}
2944and @file{unwind-ia64.c}. @var{context} is an @code{_Unwind_Context};
2945@var{fs} is an @code{_Unwind_FrameState}. Examine @code{context->ra}
2946for the address of the code being executed and @code{context->cfa} for
2947the stack pointer value. If the frame can be decoded, the register save
2948addresses should be updated in @var{fs} and the macro should branch to
f282ffb3 2949@var{success}. If the frame cannot be decoded, the macro should do
7c16328b 2950nothing.
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2951@end table
2952
2953@node Stack Checking
2954@subsection Specifying How Stack Checking is Done
2955
a3a15b4d 2956GCC will check that stack references are within the boundaries of
630d3d5a 2957the stack, if the @option{-fstack-check} is specified, in one of three ways:
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2958
2959@enumerate
2960@item
a3a15b4d 2961If the value of the @code{STACK_CHECK_BUILTIN} macro is nonzero, GCC
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2962will assume that you have arranged for stack checking to be done at
2963appropriate places in the configuration files, e.g., in
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2964@code{TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_PROLOGUE}. GCC will do not other special
2965processing.
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2966
2967@item
2968If @code{STACK_CHECK_BUILTIN} is zero and you defined a named pattern
a3a15b4d 2969called @code{check_stack} in your @file{md} file, GCC will call that
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2970pattern with one argument which is the address to compare the stack
2971value against. You must arrange for this pattern to report an error if
2972the stack pointer is out of range.
2973
2974@item
a3a15b4d 2975If neither of the above are true, GCC will generate code to periodically
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2976``probe'' the stack pointer using the values of the macros defined below.
2977@end enumerate
2978
a3a15b4d 2979Normally, you will use the default values of these macros, so GCC
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2980will use the third approach.
2981
2982@table @code
2983@findex STACK_CHECK_BUILTIN
2984@item STACK_CHECK_BUILTIN
2985A nonzero value if stack checking is done by the configuration files in a
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2986machine-dependent manner. You should define this macro if stack checking
2987is require by the ABI of your machine or if you would like to have to stack
a3a15b4d 2988checking in some more efficient way than GCC's portable approach.
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2989The default value of this macro is zero.
2990
2991@findex STACK_CHECK_PROBE_INTERVAL
2992@item STACK_CHECK_PROBE_INTERVAL
a3a15b4d 2993An integer representing the interval at which GCC must generate stack
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2994probe instructions. You will normally define this macro to be no larger
2995than the size of the ``guard pages'' at the end of a stack area. The
2996default value of 4096 is suitable for most systems.
2997
2998@findex STACK_CHECK_PROBE_LOAD
2999@item STACK_CHECK_PROBE_LOAD
02f52e19 3000A integer which is nonzero if GCC should perform the stack probe
a3a15b4d 3001as a load instruction and zero if GCC should use a store instruction.
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3002The default is zero, which is the most efficient choice on most systems.
3003
3004@findex STACK_CHECK_PROTECT
3005@item STACK_CHECK_PROTECT
3006The number of bytes of stack needed to recover from a stack overflow,
3007for languages where such a recovery is supported. The default value of
300875 words should be adequate for most machines.
3009
3010@findex STACK_CHECK_MAX_FRAME_SIZE
3011@item STACK_CHECK_MAX_FRAME_SIZE
a3a15b4d 3012The maximum size of a stack frame, in bytes. GCC will generate probe
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3013instructions in non-leaf functions to ensure at least this many bytes of
3014stack are available. If a stack frame is larger than this size, stack
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3015checking will not be reliable and GCC will issue a warning. The
3016default is chosen so that GCC only generates one instruction on most
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3017systems. You should normally not change the default value of this macro.
3018
3019@findex STACK_CHECK_FIXED_FRAME_SIZE
3020@item STACK_CHECK_FIXED_FRAME_SIZE
a3a15b4d 3021GCC uses this value to generate the above warning message. It
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3022represents the amount of fixed frame used by a function, not including
3023space for any callee-saved registers, temporaries and user variables.
3024You need only specify an upper bound for this amount and will normally
3025use the default of four words.
3026
3027@findex STACK_CHECK_MAX_VAR_SIZE
3028@item STACK_CHECK_MAX_VAR_SIZE
a3a15b4d 3029The maximum size, in bytes, of an object that GCC will place in the
861bb6c1 3030fixed area of the stack frame when the user specifies
630d3d5a 3031@option{-fstack-check}.
a3a15b4d 3032GCC computed the default from the values of the above macros and you will
861bb6c1 3033normally not need to override that default.
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3034@end table
3035
3036@need 2000
3037@node Frame Registers
3038@subsection Registers That Address the Stack Frame
3039
3040@c prevent bad page break with this line
3041This discusses registers that address the stack frame.
3042
3043@table @code
3044@findex STACK_POINTER_REGNUM
3045@item STACK_POINTER_REGNUM
3046The register number of the stack pointer register, which must also be a
3047fixed register according to @code{FIXED_REGISTERS}. On most machines,
3048the hardware determines which register this is.
3049
3050@findex FRAME_POINTER_REGNUM
3051@item FRAME_POINTER_REGNUM
3052The register number of the frame pointer register, which is used to
3053access automatic variables in the stack frame. On some machines, the
3054hardware determines which register this is. On other machines, you can
3055choose any register you wish for this purpose.
3056
3057@findex HARD_FRAME_POINTER_REGNUM
3058@item HARD_FRAME_POINTER_REGNUM
3059On some machines the offset between the frame pointer and starting
3060offset of the automatic variables is not known until after register
3061allocation has been done (for example, because the saved registers are
3062between these two locations). On those machines, define
3063@code{FRAME_POINTER_REGNUM} the number of a special, fixed register to
3064be used internally until the offset is known, and define
556e0f21 3065@code{HARD_FRAME_POINTER_REGNUM} to be the actual hard register number
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3066used for the frame pointer.
3067
3068You should define this macro only in the very rare circumstances when it
3069is not possible to calculate the offset between the frame pointer and
3070the automatic variables until after register allocation has been
3071completed. When this macro is defined, you must also indicate in your
3072definition of @code{ELIMINABLE_REGS} how to eliminate
3073@code{FRAME_POINTER_REGNUM} into either @code{HARD_FRAME_POINTER_REGNUM}
3074or @code{STACK_POINTER_REGNUM}.
3075
3076Do not define this macro if it would be the same as
3077@code{FRAME_POINTER_REGNUM}.
3078
3079@findex ARG_POINTER_REGNUM
3080@item ARG_POINTER_REGNUM
3081The register number of the arg pointer register, which is used to access
3082the function's argument list. On some machines, this is the same as the
3083frame pointer register. On some machines, the hardware determines which
3084register this is. On other machines, you can choose any register you
3085wish for this purpose. If this is not the same register as the frame
3086pointer register, then you must mark it as a fixed register according to
3087@code{FIXED_REGISTERS}, or arrange to be able to eliminate it
3088(@pxref{Elimination}).
3089
3090@findex RETURN_ADDRESS_POINTER_REGNUM
3091@item RETURN_ADDRESS_POINTER_REGNUM
3092The register number of the return address pointer register, which is used to
3093access the current function's return address from the stack. On some
3094machines, the return address is not at a fixed offset from the frame
3095pointer or stack pointer or argument pointer. This register can be defined
3096to point to the return address on the stack, and then be converted by
3097@code{ELIMINABLE_REGS} into either the frame pointer or stack pointer.
3098
3099Do not define this macro unless there is no other way to get the return
3100address from the stack.
3101
3102@findex STATIC_CHAIN_REGNUM
3103@findex STATIC_CHAIN_INCOMING_REGNUM
3104@item STATIC_CHAIN_REGNUM
3105@itemx STATIC_CHAIN_INCOMING_REGNUM
3106Register numbers used for passing a function's static chain pointer. If
3107register windows are used, the register number as seen by the called
3108function is @code{STATIC_CHAIN_INCOMING_REGNUM}, while the register
3109number as seen by the calling function is @code{STATIC_CHAIN_REGNUM}. If
3110these registers are the same, @code{STATIC_CHAIN_INCOMING_REGNUM} need
bd819a4a 3111not be defined.
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3112
3113The static chain register need not be a fixed register.
3114
3115If the static chain is passed in memory, these macros should not be
3116defined; instead, the next two macros should be defined.
3117
3118@findex STATIC_CHAIN
3119@findex STATIC_CHAIN_INCOMING
3120@item STATIC_CHAIN
3121@itemx STATIC_CHAIN_INCOMING
3122If the static chain is passed in memory, these macros provide rtx giving
3123@code{mem} expressions that denote where they are stored.
3124@code{STATIC_CHAIN} and @code{STATIC_CHAIN_INCOMING} give the locations
3125as seen by the calling and called functions, respectively. Often the former
3126will be at an offset from the stack pointer and the latter at an offset from
bd819a4a 3127the frame pointer.
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3128
3129@findex stack_pointer_rtx
3130@findex frame_pointer_rtx
3131@findex arg_pointer_rtx
3132The variables @code{stack_pointer_rtx}, @code{frame_pointer_rtx}, and
3133@code{arg_pointer_rtx} will have been initialized prior to the use of these
3134macros and should be used to refer to those items.
3135
3136If the static chain is passed in a register, the two previous macros should
3137be defined instead.
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3138
3139@findex DWARF_FRAME_REGISTERS
3140@item DWARF_FRAME_REGISTERS
3141This macro specifies the maximum number of hard registers that can be
3142saved in a call frame. This is used to size data structures used in
3143DWARF2 exception handling.
3144
3145Prior to GCC 3.0, this macro was needed in order to establish a stable
3146exception handling ABI in the face of adding new hard registers for ISA
3147extensions. In GCC 3.0 and later, the EH ABI is insulated from changes
3148in the number of hard registers. Nevertheless, this macro can still be
3149used to reduce the runtime memory requirements of the exception handling
3150routines, which can be substantial if the ISA contains a lot of
3151registers that are not call-saved.
3152
3153If this macro is not defined, it defaults to
3154@code{FIRST_PSEUDO_REGISTER}.
3155
3156@findex PRE_GCC3_DWARF_FRAME_REGISTERS
3157@item PRE_GCC3_DWARF_FRAME_REGISTERS
3158
3159This macro is similar to @code{DWARF_FRAME_REGISTERS}, but is provided
3160for backward compatibility in pre GCC 3.0 compiled code.
3161
3162If this macro is not defined, it defaults to
3163@code{DWARF_FRAME_REGISTERS}.
3164
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3165@end table
3166
3167@node Elimination
3168@subsection Eliminating Frame Pointer and Arg Pointer
3169
3170@c prevent bad page break with this line
3171This is about eliminating the frame pointer and arg pointer.
3172
3173@table @code
3174@findex FRAME_POINTER_REQUIRED
3175@item FRAME_POINTER_REQUIRED
3176A C expression which is nonzero if a function must have and use a frame
3177pointer. This expression is evaluated in the reload pass. If its value is
3178nonzero the function will have a frame pointer.
3179
3180The expression can in principle examine the current function and decide
3181according to the facts, but on most machines the constant 0 or the
3182constant 1 suffices. Use 0 when the machine allows code to be generated
3183with no frame pointer, and doing so saves some time or space. Use 1
3184when there is no possible advantage to avoiding a frame pointer.
3185
3186In certain cases, the compiler does not know how to produce valid code
3187without a frame pointer. The compiler recognizes those cases and
3188automatically gives the function a frame pointer regardless of what
3189@code{FRAME_POINTER_REQUIRED} says. You don't need to worry about
bd819a4a 3190them.
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3191
3192In a function that does not require a frame pointer, the frame pointer
3193register can be allocated for ordinary usage, unless you mark it as a
3194fixed register. See @code{FIXED_REGISTERS} for more information.
3195
3196@findex INITIAL_FRAME_POINTER_OFFSET
3197@findex get_frame_size
3198@item INITIAL_FRAME_POINTER_OFFSET (@var{depth-var})
3199A C statement to store in the variable @var{depth-var} the difference
3200between the frame pointer and the stack pointer values immediately after
3201the function prologue. The value would be computed from information
3202such as the result of @code{get_frame_size ()} and the tables of
3203registers @code{regs_ever_live} and @code{call_used_regs}.
3204
3205If @code{ELIMINABLE_REGS} is defined, this macro will be not be used and
3206need not be defined. Otherwise, it must be defined even if
3207@code{FRAME_POINTER_REQUIRED} is defined to always be true; in that
3208case, you may set @var{depth-var} to anything.
3209
3210@findex ELIMINABLE_REGS
3211@item ELIMINABLE_REGS
3212If defined, this macro specifies a table of register pairs used to
3213eliminate unneeded registers that point into the stack frame. If it is not
3214defined, the only elimination attempted by the compiler is to replace
3215references to the frame pointer with references to the stack pointer.
3216
3217The definition of this macro is a list of structure initializations, each
3218of which specifies an original and replacement register.
3219
3220On some machines, the position of the argument pointer is not known until
3221the compilation is completed. In such a case, a separate hard register
3222must be used for the argument pointer. This register can be eliminated by
3223replacing it with either the frame pointer or the argument pointer,
3224depending on whether or not the frame pointer has been eliminated.
3225
3226In this case, you might specify:
3227@example
3228#define ELIMINABLE_REGS \
3229@{@{ARG_POINTER_REGNUM, STACK_POINTER_REGNUM@}, \
3230 @{ARG_POINTER_REGNUM, FRAME_POINTER_REGNUM@}, \
3231 @{FRAME_POINTER_REGNUM, STACK_POINTER_REGNUM@}@}
3232@end example
3233
3234Note that the elimination of the argument pointer with the stack pointer is
3235specified first since that is the preferred elimination.
3236
3237@findex CAN_ELIMINATE
3238@item CAN_ELIMINATE (@var{from-reg}, @var{to-reg})
df2a54e9 3239A C expression that returns nonzero if the compiler is allowed to try
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3240to replace register number @var{from-reg} with register number
3241@var{to-reg}. This macro need only be defined if @code{ELIMINABLE_REGS}
3242is defined, and will usually be the constant 1, since most of the cases
3243preventing register elimination are things that the compiler already
3244knows about.
3245
3246@findex INITIAL_ELIMINATION_OFFSET
3247@item INITIAL_ELIMINATION_OFFSET (@var{from-reg}, @var{to-reg}, @var{offset-var})
3248This macro is similar to @code{INITIAL_FRAME_POINTER_OFFSET}. It
3249specifies the initial difference between the specified pair of
3250registers. This macro must be defined if @code{ELIMINABLE_REGS} is
3251defined.
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3252@end table
3253
3254@node Stack Arguments
3255@subsection Passing Function Arguments on the Stack
3256@cindex arguments on stack
3257@cindex stack arguments
3258
3259The macros in this section control how arguments are passed
3260on the stack. See the following section for other macros that
3261control passing certain arguments in registers.
3262
3263@table @code
3264@findex PROMOTE_PROTOTYPES
3265@item PROMOTE_PROTOTYPES
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3266A C expression whose value is nonzero if an argument declared in
3267a prototype as an integral type smaller than @code{int} should
3268actually be passed as an @code{int}. In addition to avoiding
3269errors in certain cases of mismatch, it also makes for better
3270code on certain machines. If the macro is not defined in target
3271header files, it defaults to 0.
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3273@findex PUSH_ARGS
3274@item PUSH_ARGS
767094dd 3275A C expression. If nonzero, push insns will be used to pass
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3276outgoing arguments.
3277If the target machine does not have a push instruction, set it to zero.
3278That directs GCC to use an alternate strategy: to
3279allocate the entire argument block and then store the arguments into
aee96fe9 3280it. When @code{PUSH_ARGS} is nonzero, @code{PUSH_ROUNDING} must be defined too.
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3281On some machines, the definition
3282
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3283@findex PUSH_ROUNDING
3284@item PUSH_ROUNDING (@var{npushed})
3285A C expression that is the number of bytes actually pushed onto the
3286stack when an instruction attempts to push @var{npushed} bytes.
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3287
3288On some machines, the definition
3289
3290@example
3291#define PUSH_ROUNDING(BYTES) (BYTES)
3292@end example
3293
3294@noindent
3295will suffice. But on other machines, instructions that appear
3296to push one byte actually push two bytes in an attempt to maintain
3297alignment. Then the definition should be
3298
3299@example
3300#define PUSH_ROUNDING(BYTES) (((BYTES) + 1) & ~1)
3301@end example
3302
3303@findex ACCUMULATE_OUTGOING_ARGS
3304@findex current_function_outgoing_args_size
3305@item ACCUMULATE_OUTGOING_ARGS
767094dd 3306A C expression. If nonzero, the maximum amount of space required for outgoing arguments
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3307will be computed and placed into the variable
3308@code{current_function_outgoing_args_size}. No space will be pushed
3309onto the stack for each call; instead, the function prologue should
3310increase the stack frame size by this amount.
3311
f73ad30e 3312Setting both @code{PUSH_ARGS} and @code{ACCUMULATE_OUTGOING_ARGS}
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3313is not proper.
3314
3315@findex REG_PARM_STACK_SPACE
3316@item REG_PARM_STACK_SPACE (@var{fndecl})
3317Define this macro if functions should assume that stack space has been
3318allocated for arguments even when their values are passed in
3319registers.
3320
3321The value of this macro is the size, in bytes, of the area reserved for
ab87f8c8 3322arguments passed in registers for the function represented by @var{fndecl},
a3a15b4d 3323which can be zero if GCC is calling a library function.
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3324
3325This space can be allocated by the caller, or be a part of the
3326machine-dependent stack frame: @code{OUTGOING_REG_PARM_STACK_SPACE} says
3327which.
3328@c above is overfull. not sure what to do. --mew 5feb93 did
3329@c something, not sure if it looks good. --mew 10feb93
3330
3331@findex MAYBE_REG_PARM_STACK_SPACE
3332@findex FINAL_REG_PARM_STACK_SPACE
3333@item MAYBE_REG_PARM_STACK_SPACE
3334@itemx FINAL_REG_PARM_STACK_SPACE (@var{const_size}, @var{var_size})
3335Define these macros in addition to the one above if functions might
3336allocate stack space for arguments even when their values are passed
3337in registers. These should be used when the stack space allocated
3338for arguments in registers is not a simple constant independent of the
3339function declaration.
3340
3341The value of the first macro is the size, in bytes, of the area that
3342we should initially assume would be reserved for arguments passed in registers.
3343
3344The value of the second macro is the actual size, in bytes, of the area
3345that will be reserved for arguments passed in registers. This takes two
3346arguments: an integer representing the number of bytes of fixed sized
3347arguments on the stack, and a tree representing the number of bytes of
3348variable sized arguments on the stack.
3349
3350When these macros are defined, @code{REG_PARM_STACK_SPACE} will only be
3351called for libcall functions, the current function, or for a function
3352being called when it is known that such stack space must be allocated.
3353In each case this value can be easily computed.
3354
3355When deciding whether a called function needs such stack space, and how
a3a15b4d 3356much space to reserve, GCC uses these two macros instead of
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3357@code{REG_PARM_STACK_SPACE}.
3358
3359@findex OUTGOING_REG_PARM_STACK_SPACE
3360@item OUTGOING_REG_PARM_STACK_SPACE
3361Define this if it is the responsibility of the caller to allocate the area
3362reserved for arguments passed in registers.
3363
3364If @code{ACCUMULATE_OUTGOING_ARGS} is defined, this macro controls
3365whether the space for these arguments counts in the value of
3366@code{current_function_outgoing_args_size}.
3367
3368@findex STACK_PARMS_IN_REG_PARM_AREA
3369@item STACK_PARMS_IN_REG_PARM_AREA
3370Define this macro if @code{REG_PARM_STACK_SPACE} is defined, but the
3371stack parameters don't skip the area specified by it.
3372@c i changed this, makes more sens and it should have taken care of the
3373@c overfull.. not as specific, tho. --mew 5feb93
3374
3375Normally, when a parameter is not passed in registers, it is placed on the
3376stack beyond the @code{REG_PARM_STACK_SPACE} area. Defining this macro
3377suppresses this behavior and causes the parameter to be passed on the
3378stack in its natural location.
3379
3380@findex RETURN_POPS_ARGS
3381@item RETURN_POPS_ARGS (@var{fundecl}, @var{funtype}, @var{stack-size})
3382A C expression that should indicate the number of bytes of its own
3383arguments that a function pops on returning, or 0 if the
3384function pops no arguments and the caller must therefore pop them all
3385after the function returns.
3386
3387@var{fundecl} is a C variable whose value is a tree node that describes
3388the function in question. Normally it is a node of type
3389@code{FUNCTION_DECL} that describes the declaration of the function.
91d231cb 3390From this you can obtain the @code{DECL_ATTRIBUTES} of the function.
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3391
3392@var{funtype} is a C variable whose value is a tree node that
3393describes the function in question. Normally it is a node of type
3394@code{FUNCTION_TYPE} that describes the data type of the function.
3395From this it is possible to obtain the data types of the value and
3396arguments (if known).
3397
861bb6c1 3398When a call to a library function is being considered, @var{fundecl}
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3399will contain an identifier node for the library function. Thus, if
3400you need to distinguish among various library functions, you can do so
3401by their names. Note that ``library function'' in this context means
3402a function used to perform arithmetic, whose name is known specially
3403in the compiler and was not mentioned in the C code being compiled.
3404
3405@var{stack-size} is the number of bytes of arguments passed on the
3406stack. If a variable number of bytes is passed, it is zero, and
3407argument popping will always be the responsibility of the calling function.
3408
8aeea6e6 3409On the VAX, all functions always pop their arguments, so the definition
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3410of this macro is @var{stack-size}. On the 68000, using the standard
3411calling convention, no functions pop their arguments, so the value of
3412the macro is always 0 in this case. But an alternative calling
3413convention is available in which functions that take a fixed number of
3414arguments pop them but other functions (such as @code{printf}) pop
3415nothing (the caller pops all). When this convention is in use,
3416@var{funtype} is examined to determine whether a function takes a fixed
3417number of arguments.
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3418
3419@findex CALL_POPS_ARGS
3420@item CALL_POPS_ARGS (@var{cum})
3421A C expression that should indicate the number of bytes a call sequence
3422pops off the stack. It is added to the value of @code{RETURN_POPS_ARGS}
3423when compiling a function call.
3424
3425@var{cum} is the variable in which all arguments to the called function
3426have been accumulated.
3427
3428On certain architectures, such as the SH5, a call trampoline is used
3429that pops certain registers off the stack, depending on the arguments
3430that have been passed to the function. Since this is a property of the
3431call site, not of the called function, @code{RETURN_POPS_ARGS} is not
3432appropriate.
3433
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3434@end table
3435
3436@node Register Arguments
3437@subsection Passing Arguments in Registers
3438@cindex arguments in registers
3439@cindex registers arguments
3440
3441This section describes the macros which let you control how various
3442types of arguments are passed in registers or how they are arranged in
3443the stack.
3444
3445@table @code
3446@findex FUNCTION_ARG
3447@item FUNCTION_ARG (@var{cum}, @var{mode}, @var{type}, @var{named})
3448A C expression that controls whether a function argument is passed
3449in a register, and which register.
3450
3451The arguments are @var{cum}, which summarizes all the previous
3452arguments; @var{mode}, the machine mode of the argument; @var{type},
3453the data type of the argument as a tree node or 0 if that is not known
3454(which happens for C support library functions); and @var{named},
3455which is 1 for an ordinary argument and 0 for nameless arguments that
3456correspond to @samp{@dots{}} in the called function's prototype.
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3457@var{type} can be an incomplete type if a syntax error has previously
3458occurred.
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3459
3460The value of the expression is usually either a @code{reg} RTX for the
3461hard register in which to pass the argument, or zero to pass the
3462argument on the stack.
3463
8aeea6e6 3464For machines like the VAX and 68000, where normally all arguments are
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3465pushed, zero suffices as a definition.
3466
161d7b59 3467The value of the expression can also be a @code{parallel} RTX@. This is
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3468used when an argument is passed in multiple locations. The mode of the
3469of the @code{parallel} should be the mode of the entire argument. The
3470@code{parallel} holds any number of @code{expr_list} pairs; each one
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3471describes where part of the argument is passed. In each
3472@code{expr_list} the first operand must be a @code{reg} RTX for the hard
3473register in which to pass this part of the argument, and the mode of the
3474register RTX indicates how large this part of the argument is. The
3475second operand of the @code{expr_list} is a @code{const_int} which gives
3476the offset in bytes into the entire argument of where this part starts.
02f52e19 3477As a special exception the first @code{expr_list} in the @code{parallel}
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3478RTX may have a first operand of zero. This indicates that the entire
3479argument is also stored on the stack.
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3481The last time this macro is called, it is called with @code{MODE ==
3482VOIDmode}, and its result is passed to the @code{call} or @code{call_value}
3483pattern as operands 2 and 3 respectively.
3484
feca2ed3 3485@cindex @file{stdarg.h} and register arguments
5490d604 3486The usual way to make the ISO library @file{stdarg.h} work on a machine
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3487where some arguments are usually passed in registers, is to cause
3488nameless arguments to be passed on the stack instead. This is done
3489by making @code{FUNCTION_ARG} return 0 whenever @var{named} is 0.
3490
3491@cindex @code{MUST_PASS_IN_STACK}, and @code{FUNCTION_ARG}
3492@cindex @code{REG_PARM_STACK_SPACE}, and @code{FUNCTION_ARG}
3493You may use the macro @code{MUST_PASS_IN_STACK (@var{mode}, @var{type})}
3494in the definition of this macro to determine if this argument is of a
3495type that must be passed in the stack. If @code{REG_PARM_STACK_SPACE}
df2a54e9 3496is not defined and @code{FUNCTION_ARG} returns nonzero for such an
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3497argument, the compiler will abort. If @code{REG_PARM_STACK_SPACE} is
3498defined, the argument will be computed in the stack and then loaded into
3499a register.
3500
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3501@findex MUST_PASS_IN_STACK
3502@item MUST_PASS_IN_STACK (@var{mode}, @var{type})
3503Define as a C expression that evaluates to nonzero if we do not know how
3504to pass TYPE solely in registers. The file @file{expr.h} defines a
3505definition that is usually appropriate, refer to @file{expr.h} for additional
3506documentation.
3507
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3508@findex FUNCTION_INCOMING_ARG
3509@item FUNCTION_INCOMING_ARG (@var{cum}, @var{mode}, @var{type}, @var{named})
3510Define this macro if the target machine has ``register windows'', so
3511that the register in which a function sees an arguments is not
3512necessarily the same as the one in which the caller passed the
3513argument.
3514
3515For such machines, @code{FUNCTION_ARG} computes the register in which
3516the caller passes the value, and @code{FUNCTION_INCOMING_ARG} should
3517be defined in a similar fashion to tell the function being called
3518where the arguments will arrive.
3519
3520If @code{FUNCTION_INCOMING_ARG} is not defined, @code{FUNCTION_ARG}
bd819a4a 3521serves both purposes.
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3522
3523@findex FUNCTION_ARG_PARTIAL_NREGS
3524@item FUNCTION_ARG_PARTIAL_NREGS (@var{cum}, @var{mode}, @var{type}, @var{named})
3525A C expression for the number of words, at the beginning of an
6b72173a 3526argument, that must be put in registers. The value must be zero for
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3527arguments that are passed entirely in registers or that are entirely
3528pushed on the stack.
3529
3530On some machines, certain arguments must be passed partially in
3531registers and partially in memory. On these machines, typically the
3532first @var{n} words of arguments are passed in registers, and the rest
3533on the stack. If a multi-word argument (a @code{double} or a
3534structure) crosses that boundary, its first few words must be passed
3535in registers and the rest must be pushed. This macro tells the
3536compiler when this occurs, and how many of the words should go in
3537registers.
3538
3539@code{FUNCTION_ARG} for these arguments should return the first
3540register to be used by the caller for this argument; likewise
3541@code{FUNCTION_INCOMING_ARG}, for the called function.
3542
3543@findex FUNCTION_ARG_PASS_BY_REFERENCE
3544@item FUNCTION_ARG_PASS_BY_REFERENCE (@var{cum}, @var{mode}, @var{type}, @var{named})
3545A C expression that indicates when an argument must be passed by reference.
3546If nonzero for an argument, a copy of that argument is made in memory and a
3547pointer to the argument is passed instead of the argument itself.
3548The pointer is passed in whatever way is appropriate for passing a pointer
3549to that type.
3550
3551On machines where @code{REG_PARM_STACK_SPACE} is not defined, a suitable
3552definition of this macro might be
3553@smallexample
3554#define FUNCTION_ARG_PASS_BY_REFERENCE\
3555(CUM, MODE, TYPE, NAMED) \
3556 MUST_PASS_IN_STACK (MODE, TYPE)
3557@end smallexample
3558@c this is *still* too long. --mew 5feb93
3559
3560@findex FUNCTION_ARG_CALLEE_COPIES
3561@item FUNCTION_ARG_CALLEE_COPIES (@var{cum}, @var{mode}, @var{type}, @var{named})
3562If defined, a C expression that indicates when it is the called function's
3563responsibility to make a copy of arguments passed by invisible reference.
3564Normally, the caller makes a copy and passes the address of the copy to the
aee96fe9 3565routine being called. When @code{FUNCTION_ARG_CALLEE_COPIES} is defined and is
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3566nonzero, the caller does not make a copy. Instead, it passes a pointer to the
3567``live'' value. The called function must not modify this value. If it can be
3568determined that the value won't be modified, it need not make a copy;
3569otherwise a copy must be made.
3570
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3571@findex FUNCTION_ARG_REG_LITTLE_ENDIAN
3572@item FUNCTION_ARG_REG_LITTLE_ENDIAN
3573If defined TRUE on a big-endian system then structure arguments passed
3574(and returned) in registers are passed in a little-endian manner instead of
3575the big-endian manner. On the HP-UX IA64 and PA64 platforms structures are
3576aligned differently then integral values and setting this value to true will
3577allow for the special handling of structure arguments and return values.
3578
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3579@findex CUMULATIVE_ARGS
3580@item CUMULATIVE_ARGS
3581A C type for declaring a variable that is used as the first argument of
3582@code{FUNCTION_ARG} and other related values. For some target machines,
3583the type @code{int} suffices and can hold the number of bytes of
3584argument so far.
3585
3586There is no need to record in @code{CUMULATIVE_ARGS} anything about the
3587arguments that have been passed on the stack. The compiler has other
3588variables to keep track of that. For target machines on which all
3589arguments are passed on the stack, there is no need to store anything in
3590@code{CUMULATIVE_ARGS}; however, the data structure must exist and
3591should not be empty, so use @code{int}.
3592
3593@findex INIT_CUMULATIVE_ARGS
3594@item INIT_CUMULATIVE_ARGS (@var{cum}, @var{fntype}, @var{libname}, @var{indirect})
3595A C statement (sans semicolon) for initializing the variable @var{cum}
3596for the state at the beginning of the argument list. The variable has
3597type @code{CUMULATIVE_ARGS}. The value of @var{fntype} is the tree node
3598for the data type of the function which will receive the args, or 0
3599if the args are to a compiler support library function. The value of
3600@var{indirect} is nonzero when processing an indirect call, for example
3601a call through a function pointer. The value of @var{indirect} is zero
3602for a call to an explicitly named function, a library function call, or when
3603@code{INIT_CUMULATIVE_ARGS} is used to find arguments for the function
3604being compiled.
3605
3606When processing a call to a compiler support library function,
3607@var{libname} identifies which one. It is a @code{symbol_ref} rtx which
3608contains the name of the function, as a string. @var{libname} is 0 when
3609an ordinary C function call is being processed. Thus, each time this
3610macro is called, either @var{libname} or @var{fntype} is nonzero, but
3611never both of them at once.
3612
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3613@findex INIT_CUMULATIVE_LIBCALL_ARGS
3614@item INIT_CUMULATIVE_LIBCALL_ARGS (@var{cum}, @var{mode}, @var{libname})
3615Like @code{INIT_CUMULATIVE_ARGS} but only used for outgoing libcalls,
3616it gets a @code{MODE} argument instead of @var{fntype}, that would be
3617@code{NULL}. @var{indirect} would always be zero, too. If this macro
3618is not defined, @code{INIT_CUMULATIVE_ARGS (cum, NULL_RTX, libname,
36190)} is used instead.
3620
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3621@findex INIT_CUMULATIVE_INCOMING_ARGS
3622@item INIT_CUMULATIVE_INCOMING_ARGS (@var{cum}, @var{fntype}, @var{libname})
3623Like @code{INIT_CUMULATIVE_ARGS} but overrides it for the purposes of
3624finding the arguments for the function being compiled. If this macro is
3625undefined, @code{INIT_CUMULATIVE_ARGS} is used instead.
3626
3627The value passed for @var{libname} is always 0, since library routines
161d7b59 3628with special calling conventions are never compiled with GCC@. The
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3629argument @var{libname} exists for symmetry with
3630@code{INIT_CUMULATIVE_ARGS}.
3631@c could use "this macro" in place of @code{INIT_CUMULATIVE_ARGS}, maybe.
3632@c --mew 5feb93 i switched the order of the sentences. --mew 10feb93
3633
3634@findex FUNCTION_ARG_ADVANCE
3635@item FUNCTION_ARG_ADVANCE (@var{cum}, @var{mode}, @var{type}, @var{named})
3636A C statement (sans semicolon) to update the summarizer variable
3637@var{cum} to advance past an argument in the argument list. The
3638values @var{mode}, @var{type} and @var{named} describe that argument.
3639Once this is done, the variable @var{cum} is suitable for analyzing
bd819a4a 3640the @emph{following} argument with @code{FUNCTION_ARG}, etc.
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3641
3642This macro need not do anything if the argument in question was passed
3643on the stack. The compiler knows how to track the amount of stack space
3644used for arguments without any special help.
3645
3646@findex FUNCTION_ARG_PADDING
3647@item FUNCTION_ARG_PADDING (@var{mode}, @var{type})
3648If defined, a C expression which determines whether, and in which direction,
3649to pad out an argument with extra space. The value should be of type
3650@code{enum direction}: either @code{upward} to pad above the argument,
3651@code{downward} to pad below, or @code{none} to inhibit padding.
3652
3653The @emph{amount} of padding is always just enough to reach the next
3654multiple of @code{FUNCTION_ARG_BOUNDARY}; this macro does not control
3655it.
3656
3657This macro has a default definition which is right for most systems.
3658For little-endian machines, the default is to pad upward. For
3659big-endian machines, the default is to pad downward for an argument of
3660constant size shorter than an @code{int}, and upward otherwise.
3661
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3662@findex PAD_VARARGS_DOWN
3663@item PAD_VARARGS_DOWN
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3664If defined, a C expression which determines whether the default
3665implementation of va_arg will attempt to pad down before reading the
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3666next argument, if that argument is smaller than its aligned space as
3667controlled by @code{PARM_BOUNDARY}. If this macro is not defined, all such
3668arguments are padded down if @code{BYTES_BIG_ENDIAN} is true.
3669
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3670@findex FUNCTION_ARG_BOUNDARY
3671@item FUNCTION_ARG_BOUNDARY (@var{mode}, @var{type})
3672If defined, a C expression that gives the alignment boundary, in bits,
3673of an argument with the specified mode and type. If it is not defined,
3674@code{PARM_BOUNDARY} is used for all arguments.
3675
3676@findex FUNCTION_ARG_REGNO_P
3677@item FUNCTION_ARG_REGNO_P (@var{regno})
3678A C expression that is nonzero if @var{regno} is the number of a hard
3679register in which function arguments are sometimes passed. This does
3680@emph{not} include implicit arguments such as the static chain and
3681the structure-value address. On many machines, no registers can be
3682used for this purpose since all function arguments are pushed on the
3683stack.
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3684
3685@findex LOAD_ARGS_REVERSED
3686@item LOAD_ARGS_REVERSED
3687If defined, the order in which arguments are loaded into their
02f52e19 3688respective argument registers is reversed so that the last
4e5f1329 3689argument is loaded first. This macro only affects arguments
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3690passed in registers.
3691
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3692@end table
3693
3694@node Scalar Return
3695@subsection How Scalar Function Values Are Returned
3696@cindex return values in registers
3697@cindex values, returned by functions
3698@cindex scalars, returned as values
3699
3700This section discusses the macros that control returning scalars as
3701values---values that can fit in registers.
3702
3703@table @code
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3704@findex FUNCTION_VALUE
3705@item FUNCTION_VALUE (@var{valtype}, @var{func})
3706A C expression to create an RTX representing the place where a
3707function returns a value of data type @var{valtype}. @var{valtype} is
3708a tree node representing a data type. Write @code{TYPE_MODE
3709(@var{valtype})} to get the machine mode used to represent that type.
3710On many machines, only the mode is relevant. (Actually, on most
3711machines, scalar values are returned in the same place regardless of
bd819a4a 3712mode).
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3713
3714The value of the expression is usually a @code{reg} RTX for the hard
3715register where the return value is stored. The value can also be a
3716@code{parallel} RTX, if the return value is in multiple places. See
3717@code{FUNCTION_ARG} for an explanation of the @code{parallel} form.
3718
3719If @code{PROMOTE_FUNCTION_RETURN} is defined, you must apply the same
3720promotion rules specified in @code{PROMOTE_MODE} if @var{valtype} is a
3721scalar type.
3722
3723If the precise function being called is known, @var{func} is a tree
3724node (@code{FUNCTION_DECL}) for it; otherwise, @var{func} is a null
3725pointer. This makes it possible to use a different value-returning
3726convention for specific functions when all their calls are
bd819a4a 3727known.
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3728
3729@code{FUNCTION_VALUE} is not used for return vales with aggregate data
3730types, because these are returned in another way. See
3731@code{STRUCT_VALUE_REGNUM} and related macros, below.
3732
3733@findex FUNCTION_OUTGOING_VALUE
3734@item FUNCTION_OUTGOING_VALUE (@var{valtype}, @var{func})
3735Define this macro if the target machine has ``register windows''
3736so that the register in which a function returns its value is not
3737the same as the one in which the caller sees the value.
3738
3739For such machines, @code{FUNCTION_VALUE} computes the register in which
3740the caller will see the value. @code{FUNCTION_OUTGOING_VALUE} should be
3741defined in a similar fashion to tell the function where to put the
bd819a4a 3742value.
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3743
3744If @code{FUNCTION_OUTGOING_VALUE} is not defined,
bd819a4a 3745@code{FUNCTION_VALUE} serves both purposes.
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3746
3747@code{FUNCTION_OUTGOING_VALUE} is not used for return vales with
3748aggregate data types, because these are returned in another way. See
3749@code{STRUCT_VALUE_REGNUM} and related macros, below.
3750
3751@findex LIBCALL_VALUE
3752@item LIBCALL_VALUE (@var{mode})
3753A C expression to create an RTX representing the place where a library
3754function returns a value of mode @var{mode}. If the precise function
3755being called is known, @var{func} is a tree node
3756(@code{FUNCTION_DECL}) for it; otherwise, @var{func} is a null
3757pointer. This makes it possible to use a different value-returning
3758convention for specific functions when all their calls are
bd819a4a 3759known.
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3760
3761Note that ``library function'' in this context means a compiler
3762support routine, used to perform arithmetic, whose name is known
3763specially by the compiler and was not mentioned in the C code being
3764compiled.
3765
3766The definition of @code{LIBRARY_VALUE} need not be concerned aggregate
3767data types, because none of the library functions returns such types.
3768
3769@findex FUNCTION_VALUE_REGNO_P
3770@item FUNCTION_VALUE_REGNO_P (@var{regno})
3771A C expression that is nonzero if @var{regno} is the number of a hard
3772register in which the values of called function may come back.
3773
3774A register whose use for returning values is limited to serving as the
3775second of a pair (for a value of type @code{double}, say) need not be
3776recognized by this macro. So for most machines, this definition
3777suffices:
3778
3779@example
3780#define FUNCTION_VALUE_REGNO_P(N) ((N) == 0)
3781@end example
3782
3783If the machine has register windows, so that the caller and the called
3784function use different registers for the return value, this macro
3785should recognize only the caller's register numbers.
3786
3787@findex APPLY_RESULT_SIZE
3788@item APPLY_RESULT_SIZE
3789Define this macro if @samp{untyped_call} and @samp{untyped_return}
3790need more space than is implied by @code{FUNCTION_VALUE_REGNO_P} for
3791saving and restoring an arbitrary return value.
3792@end table
3793
3794@node Aggregate Return
3795@subsection How Large Values Are Returned
3796@cindex aggregates as return values
3797@cindex large return values
3798@cindex returning aggregate values
3799@cindex structure value address
3800
3801When a function value's mode is @code{BLKmode} (and in some other
3802cases), the value is not returned according to @code{FUNCTION_VALUE}
3803(@pxref{Scalar Return}). Instead, the caller passes the address of a
3804block of memory in which the value should be stored. This address
3805is called the @dfn{structure value address}.
3806
3807This section describes how to control returning structure values in
3808memory.
3809
3810@table @code
3811@findex RETURN_IN_MEMORY
3812@item RETURN_IN_MEMORY (@var{type})
3813A C expression which can inhibit the returning of certain function
3814values in registers, based on the type of value. A nonzero value says
3815to return the function value in memory, just as large structures are
3816always returned. Here @var{type} will be a C expression of type
3817@code{tree}, representing the data type of the value.
3818
3819Note that values of mode @code{BLKmode} must be explicitly handled
630d3d5a 3820by this macro. Also, the option @option{-fpcc-struct-return}
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3821takes effect regardless of this macro. On most systems, it is
3822possible to leave the macro undefined; this causes a default
3823definition to be used, whose value is the constant 1 for @code{BLKmode}
3824values, and 0 otherwise.
3825
3826Do not use this macro to indicate that structures and unions should always
3827be returned in memory. You should instead use @code{DEFAULT_PCC_STRUCT_RETURN}
3828to indicate this.
3829
3830@findex DEFAULT_PCC_STRUCT_RETURN
3831@item DEFAULT_PCC_STRUCT_RETURN
3832Define this macro to be 1 if all structure and union return values must be
3833in memory. Since this results in slower code, this should be defined
161d7b59 3834only if needed for compatibility with other compilers or with an ABI@.
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3835If you define this macro to be 0, then the conventions used for structure
3836and union return values are decided by the @code{RETURN_IN_MEMORY} macro.
3837
3838If not defined, this defaults to the value 1.
3839
3840@findex STRUCT_VALUE_REGNUM
3841@item STRUCT_VALUE_REGNUM
3842If the structure value address is passed in a register, then
3843@code{STRUCT_VALUE_REGNUM} should be the number of that register.
3844
3845@findex STRUCT_VALUE
3846@item STRUCT_VALUE
3847If the structure value address is not passed in a register, define
3848@code{STRUCT_VALUE} as an expression returning an RTX for the place
3849where the address is passed. If it returns 0, the address is passed as
3850an ``invisible'' first argument.
3851
3852@findex STRUCT_VALUE_INCOMING_REGNUM
3853@item STRUCT_VALUE_INCOMING_REGNUM
3854On some architectures the place where the structure value address
3855is found by the called function is not the same place that the
3856caller put it. This can be due to register windows, or it could
3857be because the function prologue moves it to a different place.
3858
3859If the incoming location of the structure value address is in a
3860register, define this macro as the register number.
3861
3862@findex STRUCT_VALUE_INCOMING
3863@item STRUCT_VALUE_INCOMING
3864If the incoming location is not a register, then you should define
3865@code{STRUCT_VALUE_INCOMING} as an expression for an RTX for where the
3866called function should find the value. If it should find the value on
3867the stack, define this to create a @code{mem} which refers to the frame
3868pointer. A definition of 0 means that the address is passed as an
3869``invisible'' first argument.
3870
3871@findex PCC_STATIC_STRUCT_RETURN
3872@item PCC_STATIC_STRUCT_RETURN
3873Define this macro if the usual system convention on the target machine
3874for returning structures and unions is for the called function to return
3875the address of a static variable containing the value.
3876
3877Do not define this if the usual system convention is for the caller to
3878pass an address to the subroutine.
3879
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3880This macro has effect in @option{-fpcc-struct-return} mode, but it does
3881nothing when you use @option{-freg-struct-return} mode.
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3882@end table
3883
3884@node Caller Saves
3885@subsection Caller-Saves Register Allocation
3886
a3a15b4d 3887If you enable it, GCC can save registers around function calls. This
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3888makes it possible to use call-clobbered registers to hold variables that
3889must live across calls.
3890
3891@table @code
3892@findex DEFAULT_CALLER_SAVES
3893@item DEFAULT_CALLER_SAVES
3894Define this macro if function calls on the target machine do not preserve
3895any registers; in other words, if @code{CALL_USED_REGISTERS} has 1
630d3d5a 3896for all registers. When defined, this macro enables @option{-fcaller-saves}
81610a0d 3897by default for all optimization levels. It has no effect for optimization
630d3d5a 3898levels 2 and higher, where @option{-fcaller-saves} is the default.
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3899
3900@findex CALLER_SAVE_PROFITABLE
3901@item CALLER_SAVE_PROFITABLE (@var{refs}, @var{calls})
3902A C expression to determine whether it is worthwhile to consider placing
3903a pseudo-register in a call-clobbered hard register and saving and
3904restoring it around each function call. The expression should be 1 when
3905this is worth doing, and 0 otherwise.
3906
3907If you don't define this macro, a default is used which is good on most
3908machines: @code{4 * @var{calls} < @var{refs}}.
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3909
3910@findex HARD_REGNO_CALLER_SAVE_MODE
3911@item HARD_REGNO_CALLER_SAVE_MODE (@var{regno}, @var{nregs})
3912A C expression specifying which mode is required for saving @var{nregs}
3913of a pseudo-register in call-clobbered hard register @var{regno}. If
3914@var{regno} is unsuitable for caller save, @code{VOIDmode} should be
3915returned. For most machines this macro need not be defined since GCC
3916will select the smallest suitable mode.
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3917@end table
3918
3919@node Function Entry
3920@subsection Function Entry and Exit
3921@cindex function entry and exit
3922@cindex prologue
3923@cindex epilogue
3924
3925This section describes the macros that output function entry
3926(@dfn{prologue}) and exit (@dfn{epilogue}) code.
3927
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3928@deftypefn {Target Hook} void TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_PROLOGUE (FILE *@var{file}, HOST_WIDE_INT @var{size})
3929If defined, a function that outputs the assembler code for entry to a
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3930function. The prologue is responsible for setting up the stack frame,
3931initializing the frame pointer register, saving registers that must be
3932saved, and allocating @var{size} additional bytes of storage for the
3933local variables. @var{size} is an integer. @var{file} is a stdio
3934stream to which the assembler code should be output.
3935
3936The label for the beginning of the function need not be output by this
3937macro. That has already been done when the macro is run.
3938
3939@findex regs_ever_live
3940To determine which registers to save, the macro can refer to the array
3941@code{regs_ever_live}: element @var{r} is nonzero if hard register
3942@var{r} is used anywhere within the function. This implies the function
3943prologue should save register @var{r}, provided it is not one of the
08c148a8 3944call-used registers. (@code{TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_EPILOGUE} must likewise use
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3945@code{regs_ever_live}.)
3946
3947On machines that have ``register windows'', the function entry code does
3948not save on the stack the registers that are in the windows, even if
3949they are supposed to be preserved by function calls; instead it takes
3950appropriate steps to ``push'' the register stack, if any non-call-used
3951registers are used in the function.
3952
3953@findex frame_pointer_needed
3954On machines where functions may or may not have frame-pointers, the
3955function entry code must vary accordingly; it must set up the frame
3956pointer if one is wanted, and not otherwise. To determine whether a
3957frame pointer is in wanted, the macro can refer to the variable
3958@code{frame_pointer_needed}. The variable's value will be 1 at run
3959time in a function that needs a frame pointer. @xref{Elimination}.
3960
3961The function entry code is responsible for allocating any stack space
3962required for the function. This stack space consists of the regions
3963listed below. In most cases, these regions are allocated in the
3964order listed, with the last listed region closest to the top of the
3965stack (the lowest address if @code{STACK_GROWS_DOWNWARD} is defined, and
3966the highest address if it is not defined). You can use a different order
3967for a machine if doing so is more convenient or required for
3968compatibility reasons. Except in cases where required by standard
3969or by a debugger, there is no reason why the stack layout used by GCC
3970need agree with that used by other compilers for a machine.
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3971@end deftypefn
3972
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3973@deftypefn {Target Hook} void TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_END_PROLOGUE (FILE *@var{file})
3974If defined, a function that outputs assembler code at the end of a
3975prologue. This should be used when the function prologue is being
3976emitted as RTL, and you have some extra assembler that needs to be
3977emitted. @xref{prologue instruction pattern}.
3978@end deftypefn
3979
3980@deftypefn {Target Hook} void TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_BEGIN_EPILOGUE (FILE *@var{file})
3981If defined, a function that outputs assembler code at the start of an
3982epilogue. This should be used when the function epilogue is being
3983emitted as RTL, and you have some extra assembler that needs to be
3984emitted. @xref{epilogue instruction pattern}.
3985@end deftypefn
3986
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3987@deftypefn {Target Hook} void TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_EPILOGUE (FILE *@var{file}, HOST_WIDE_INT @var{size})
3988If defined, a function that outputs the assembler code for exit from a
3989function. The epilogue is responsible for restoring the saved
3990registers and stack pointer to their values when the function was
3991called, and returning control to the caller. This macro takes the
3992same arguments as the macro @code{TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_PROLOGUE}, and the
3993registers to restore are determined from @code{regs_ever_live} and
3994@code{CALL_USED_REGISTERS} in the same way.
3995
3996On some machines, there is a single instruction that does all the work
3997of returning from the function. On these machines, give that
3998instruction the name @samp{return} and do not define the macro
3999@code{TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_EPILOGUE} at all.
4000
4001Do not define a pattern named @samp{return} if you want the
4002@code{TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_EPILOGUE} to be used. If you want the target
4003switches to control whether return instructions or epilogues are used,
4004define a @samp{return} pattern with a validity condition that tests the
4005target switches appropriately. If the @samp{return} pattern's validity
4006condition is false, epilogues will be used.
4007
4008On machines where functions may or may not have frame-pointers, the
4009function exit code must vary accordingly. Sometimes the code for these
4010two cases is completely different. To determine whether a frame pointer
4011is wanted, the macro can refer to the variable
4012@code{frame_pointer_needed}. The variable's value will be 1 when compiling
4013a function that needs a frame pointer.
4014
4015Normally, @code{TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_PROLOGUE} and
4016@code{TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_EPILOGUE} must treat leaf functions specially.
4017The C variable @code{current_function_is_leaf} is nonzero for such a
4018function. @xref{Leaf Functions}.
4019
4020On some machines, some functions pop their arguments on exit while
4021others leave that for the caller to do. For example, the 68020 when
4022given @option{-mrtd} pops arguments in functions that take a fixed
4023number of arguments.
4024
4025@findex current_function_pops_args
4026Your definition of the macro @code{RETURN_POPS_ARGS} decides which
4027functions pop their own arguments. @code{TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_EPILOGUE}
4028needs to know what was decided. The variable that is called
4029@code{current_function_pops_args} is the number of bytes of its
4030arguments that a function should pop. @xref{Scalar Return}.
4031@c what is the "its arguments" in the above sentence referring to, pray
4032@c tell? --mew 5feb93
4033@end deftypefn
4034
4035@table @code
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4036
4037@itemize @bullet
4038@item
4039@findex current_function_pretend_args_size
4040A region of @code{current_function_pretend_args_size} bytes of
4041uninitialized space just underneath the first argument arriving on the
4042stack. (This may not be at the very start of the allocated stack region
4043if the calling sequence has pushed anything else since pushing the stack
4044arguments. But usually, on such machines, nothing else has been pushed
4045yet, because the function prologue itself does all the pushing.) This
4046region is used on machines where an argument may be passed partly in
4047registers and partly in memory, and, in some cases to support the
6c535c69 4048features in @code{<stdarg.h>}.
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4049
4050@item
4051An area of memory used to save certain registers used by the function.
4052The size of this area, which may also include space for such things as
4053the return address and pointers to previous stack frames, is
4054machine-specific and usually depends on which registers have been used
4055in the function. Machines with register windows often do not require
4056a save area.
4057
4058@item
4059A region of at least @var{size} bytes, possibly rounded up to an allocation
4060boundary, to contain the local variables of the function. On some machines,
4061this region and the save area may occur in the opposite order, with the
4062save area closer to the top of the stack.
4063
4064@item
4065@cindex @code{ACCUMULATE_OUTGOING_ARGS} and stack frames
4066Optionally, when @code{ACCUMULATE_OUTGOING_ARGS} is defined, a region of
4067@code{current_function_outgoing_args_size} bytes to be used for outgoing
4068argument lists of the function. @xref{Stack Arguments}.
4069@end itemize
4070
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4071Normally, it is necessary for the macros
4072@code{TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_PROLOGUE} and
4073@code{TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_EPILOGUE} to treat leaf functions specially.
4074The C variable @code{current_function_is_leaf} is nonzero for such a
4075function.
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4076
4077@findex EXIT_IGNORE_STACK
4078@item EXIT_IGNORE_STACK
4079Define this macro as a C expression that is nonzero if the return
4080instruction or the function epilogue ignores the value of the stack
4081pointer; in other words, if it is safe to delete an instruction to
4082adjust the stack pointer before a return from the function.
4083
4084Note that this macro's value is relevant only for functions for which
4085frame pointers are maintained. It is never safe to delete a final
4086stack adjustment in a function that has no frame pointer, and the
4087compiler knows this regardless of @code{EXIT_IGNORE_STACK}.
4088
4089@findex EPILOGUE_USES
4090@item EPILOGUE_USES (@var{regno})
8760eaae 4091Define this macro as a C expression that is nonzero for registers that are
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4092used by the epilogue or the @samp{return} pattern. The stack and frame
4093pointer registers are already be assumed to be used as needed.
4094
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4095@findex EH_USES
4096@item EH_USES (@var{regno})
4097Define this macro as a C expression that is nonzero for registers that are
4098used by the exception handling mechanism, and so should be considered live
4099on entry to an exception edge.
4100
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4101@findex DELAY_SLOTS_FOR_EPILOGUE
4102@item DELAY_SLOTS_FOR_EPILOGUE
4103Define this macro if the function epilogue contains delay slots to which
4104instructions from the rest of the function can be ``moved''. The
4105definition should be a C expression whose value is an integer
4106representing the number of delay slots there.
4107
4108@findex ELIGIBLE_FOR_EPILOGUE_DELAY
4109@item ELIGIBLE_FOR_EPILOGUE_DELAY (@var{insn}, @var{n})
4110A C expression that returns 1 if @var{insn} can be placed in delay
4111slot number @var{n} of the epilogue.
4112
4113The argument @var{n} is an integer which identifies the delay slot now
4114being considered (since different slots may have different rules of
4115eligibility). It is never negative and is always less than the number
4116of epilogue delay slots (what @code{DELAY_SLOTS_FOR_EPILOGUE} returns).
4117If you reject a particular insn for a given delay slot, in principle, it
4118may be reconsidered for a subsequent delay slot. Also, other insns may
4119(at least in principle) be considered for the so far unfilled delay
4120slot.
4121
4122@findex current_function_epilogue_delay_list
4123@findex final_scan_insn
4124The insns accepted to fill the epilogue delay slots are put in an RTL
4125list made with @code{insn_list} objects, stored in the variable
4126@code{current_function_epilogue_delay_list}. The insn for the first
4127delay slot comes first in the list. Your definition of the macro
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4128@code{TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_EPILOGUE} should fill the delay slots by
4129outputting the insns in this list, usually by calling
4130@code{final_scan_insn}.
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4131
4132You need not define this macro if you did not define
4133@code{DELAY_SLOTS_FOR_EPILOGUE}.
4134
4135@findex ASM_OUTPUT_MI_THUNK
4136@item ASM_OUTPUT_MI_THUNK (@var{file}, @var{thunk_fndecl}, @var{delta}, @var{function})
4137A C compound statement that outputs the assembler code for a thunk
4138function, used to implement C++ virtual function calls with multiple
4139inheritance. The thunk acts as a wrapper around a virtual function,
4140adjusting the implicit object parameter before handing control off to
4141the real function.
4142
4143First, emit code to add the integer @var{delta} to the location that
4144contains the incoming first argument. Assume that this argument
4145contains a pointer, and is the one used to pass the @code{this} pointer
4146in C++. This is the incoming argument @emph{before} the function prologue,
e979f9e8 4147e.g.@: @samp{%o0} on a sparc. The addition must preserve the values of
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4148all other incoming arguments.
4149
4150After the addition, emit code to jump to @var{function}, which is a
4151@code{FUNCTION_DECL}. This is a direct pure jump, not a call, and does
4152not touch the return address. Hence returning from @var{FUNCTION} will
4153return to whoever called the current @samp{thunk}.
4154
4155The effect must be as if @var{function} had been called directly with
4156the adjusted first argument. This macro is responsible for emitting all
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4157of the code for a thunk function; @code{TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_PROLOGUE}
4158and @code{TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_EPILOGUE} are not invoked.
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4159
4160The @var{thunk_fndecl} is redundant. (@var{delta} and @var{function}
4161have already been extracted from it.) It might possibly be useful on
4162some targets, but probably not.
4163
861bb6c1 4164If you do not define this macro, the target-independent code in the C++
c771326b 4165front end will generate a less efficient heavyweight thunk that calls
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4166@var{function} instead of jumping to it. The generic approach does
4167not support varargs.
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4168@end table
4169
4170@node Profiling
4171@subsection Generating Code for Profiling
4172@cindex profiling, code generation
4173
4174These macros will help you generate code for profiling.
4175
4176@table @code
4177@findex FUNCTION_PROFILER
4178@item FUNCTION_PROFILER (@var{file}, @var{labelno})
4179A C statement or compound statement to output to @var{file} some
4180assembler code to call the profiling subroutine @code{mcount}.
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4181
4182@findex mcount
980e2067 4183The details of how @code{mcount} expects to be called are determined by
161d7b59 4184your operating system environment, not by GCC@. To figure them out,
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4185compile a small program for profiling using the system's installed C
4186compiler and look at the assembler code that results.
4187
4188Older implementations of @code{mcount} expect the address of a counter
4189variable to be loaded into some register. The name of this variable is
4190@samp{LP} followed by the number @var{labelno}, so you would generate
4191the name using @samp{LP%d} in a @code{fprintf}.
4192
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4193@findex PROFILE_HOOK
4194@item PROFILE_HOOK
4195A C statement or compound statement to output to @var{file} some assembly
4196code to call the profiling subroutine @code{mcount} even the target does
4197not support profiling.
4198
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4199@findex NO_PROFILE_COUNTERS
4200@item NO_PROFILE_COUNTERS
4201Define this macro if the @code{mcount} subroutine on your system does
4202not need a counter variable allocated for each function. This is true
4203for almost all modern implementations. If you define this macro, you
4204must not use the @var{labelno} argument to @code{FUNCTION_PROFILER}.
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4205
4206@findex PROFILE_BEFORE_PROLOGUE
4207@item PROFILE_BEFORE_PROLOGUE
4208Define this macro if the code for function profiling should come before
4209the function prologue. Normally, the profiling code comes after.
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4210@end table
4211
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4212@node Tail Calls
4213@subsection Permitting tail calls
4214@cindex tail calls
b36f4ed3 4215
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4216@table @code
4217@findex FUNCTION_OK_FOR_SIBCALL
4218@item FUNCTION_OK_FOR_SIBCALL (@var{decl})
4219A C expression that evaluates to true if it is ok to perform a sibling
c237e94a 4220call to @var{decl} from the current function.
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4221
4222It is not uncommon for limitations of calling conventions to prevent
4223tail calls to functions outside the current unit of translation, or
4224during PIC compilation. Use this macro to enforce these restrictions,
02f52e19 4225as the @code{sibcall} md pattern can not fail, or fall over to a
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4226``normal'' call.
4227@end table
4228
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4229@node Varargs
4230@section Implementing the Varargs Macros
4231@cindex varargs implementation
4232
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4233GCC comes with an implementation of @code{<varargs.h>} and
4234@code{<stdarg.h>} that work without change on machines that pass arguments
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4235on the stack. Other machines require their own implementations of
4236varargs, and the two machine independent header files must have
4237conditionals to include it.
4238
aee96fe9 4239ISO @code{<stdarg.h>} differs from traditional @code{<varargs.h>} mainly in
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4240the calling convention for @code{va_start}. The traditional
4241implementation takes just one argument, which is the variable in which
5490d604 4242to store the argument pointer. The ISO implementation of
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4243@code{va_start} takes an additional second argument. The user is
4244supposed to write the last named argument of the function here.
4245
4246However, @code{va_start} should not use this argument. The way to find
4247the end of the named arguments is with the built-in functions described
4248below.
4249
4250@table @code
4251@findex __builtin_saveregs
4252@item __builtin_saveregs ()
4253Use this built-in function to save the argument registers in memory so
5490d604 4254that the varargs mechanism can access them. Both ISO and traditional
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4255versions of @code{va_start} must use @code{__builtin_saveregs}, unless
4256you use @code{SETUP_INCOMING_VARARGS} (see below) instead.
4257
4258On some machines, @code{__builtin_saveregs} is open-coded under the
4259control of the macro @code{EXPAND_BUILTIN_SAVEREGS}. On other machines,
4260it calls a routine written in assembler language, found in
4261@file{libgcc2.c}.
4262
4263Code generated for the call to @code{__builtin_saveregs} appears at the
4264beginning of the function, as opposed to where the call to
4265@code{__builtin_saveregs} is written, regardless of what the code is.
4266This is because the registers must be saved before the function starts
4267to use them for its own purposes.
4268@c i rewrote the first sentence above to fix an overfull hbox. --mew
4269@c 10feb93
4270
4271@findex __builtin_args_info
4272@item __builtin_args_info (@var{category})
4273Use this built-in function to find the first anonymous arguments in
4274registers.
4275
4276In general, a machine may have several categories of registers used for
4277arguments, each for a particular category of data types. (For example,
4278on some machines, floating-point registers are used for floating-point
4279arguments while other arguments are passed in the general registers.)
4280To make non-varargs functions use the proper calling convention, you
4281have defined the @code{CUMULATIVE_ARGS} data type to record how many
4282registers in each category have been used so far
4283
4284@code{__builtin_args_info} accesses the same data structure of type
4285@code{CUMULATIVE_ARGS} after the ordinary argument layout is finished
4286with it, with @var{category} specifying which word to access. Thus, the
4287value indicates the first unused register in a given category.
4288
4289Normally, you would use @code{__builtin_args_info} in the implementation
4290of @code{va_start}, accessing each category just once and storing the
4291value in the @code{va_list} object. This is because @code{va_list} will
4292have to update the values, and there is no way to alter the
4293values accessed by @code{__builtin_args_info}.
4294
4295@findex __builtin_next_arg
4296@item __builtin_next_arg (@var{lastarg})
4297This is the equivalent of @code{__builtin_args_info}, for stack
4298arguments. It returns the address of the first anonymous stack
767094dd 4299argument, as type @code{void *}. If @code{ARGS_GROW_DOWNWARD}, it
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4300returns the address of the location above the first anonymous stack
4301argument. Use it in @code{va_start} to initialize the pointer for
4302fetching arguments from the stack. Also use it in @code{va_start} to
4303verify that the second parameter @var{lastarg} is the last named argument
4304of the current function.
4305
4306@findex __builtin_classify_type
4307@item __builtin_classify_type (@var{object})
4308Since each machine has its own conventions for which data types are
4309passed in which kind of register, your implementation of @code{va_arg}
4310has to embody these conventions. The easiest way to categorize the
4311specified data type is to use @code{__builtin_classify_type} together
4312with @code{sizeof} and @code{__alignof__}.
4313
4314@code{__builtin_classify_type} ignores the value of @var{object},
4315considering only its data type. It returns an integer describing what
4316kind of type that is---integer, floating, pointer, structure, and so on.
4317
4318The file @file{typeclass.h} defines an enumeration that you can use to
4319interpret the values of @code{__builtin_classify_type}.
4320@end table
4321
4322These machine description macros help implement varargs:
4323
4324@table @code
4325@findex EXPAND_BUILTIN_SAVEREGS
d3707adb 4326@item EXPAND_BUILTIN_SAVEREGS ()
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4327If defined, is a C expression that produces the machine-specific code
4328for a call to @code{__builtin_saveregs}. This code will be moved to the
4329very beginning of the function, before any parameter access are made.
4330The return value of this function should be an RTX that contains the
4331value to use as the return of @code{__builtin_saveregs}.
4332
feca2ed3 4333@findex SETUP_INCOMING_VARARGS
59d40964 4334@item SETUP_INCOMING_VARARGS (@var{args_so_far}, @var{mode}, @var{type}, @var{pretend_args_size}, @var{second_time})
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4335This macro offers an alternative to using @code{__builtin_saveregs} and
4336defining the macro @code{EXPAND_BUILTIN_SAVEREGS}. Use it to store the
4337anonymous register arguments into the stack so that all the arguments
4338appear to have been passed consecutively on the stack. Once this is
4339done, you can use the standard implementation of varargs that works for
4340machines that pass all their arguments on the stack.
4341
4342The argument @var{args_so_far} is the @code{CUMULATIVE_ARGS} data
8760eaae 4343structure, containing the values that are obtained after processing the
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4344named arguments. The arguments @var{mode} and @var{type} describe the
4345last named argument---its machine mode and its data type as a tree node.
4346
4347The macro implementation should do two things: first, push onto the
4348stack all the argument registers @emph{not} used for the named
4349arguments, and second, store the size of the data thus pushed into the
4350@code{int}-valued variable whose name is supplied as the argument
4351@var{pretend_args_size}. The value that you store here will serve as
4352additional offset for setting up the stack frame.
4353
4354Because you must generate code to push the anonymous arguments at
4355compile time without knowing their data types,
4356@code{SETUP_INCOMING_VARARGS} is only useful on machines that have just
4357a single category of argument register and use it uniformly for all data
4358types.
4359
4360If the argument @var{second_time} is nonzero, it means that the
4361arguments of the function are being analyzed for the second time. This
4362happens for an inline function, which is not actually compiled until the
4363end of the source file. The macro @code{SETUP_INCOMING_VARARGS} should
4364not generate any instructions in this case.
4365
4366@findex STRICT_ARGUMENT_NAMING
4367@item STRICT_ARGUMENT_NAMING
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4368Define this macro to be a nonzero value if the location where a function
4369argument is passed depends on whether or not it is a named argument.
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4370
4371This macro controls how the @var{named} argument to @code{FUNCTION_ARG}
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4372is set for varargs and stdarg functions. If this macro returns a
4373nonzero value, the @var{named} argument is always true for named
4374arguments, and false for unnamed arguments. If it returns a value of
4375zero, but @code{SETUP_INCOMING_VARARGS} is defined, then all arguments
4376are treated as named. Otherwise, all named arguments except the last
4377are treated as named.
4378
4379You need not define this macro if it always returns zero.
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4380
4381@findex PRETEND_OUTGOING_VARARGS_NAMED
4382@item PRETEND_OUTGOING_VARARGS_NAMED
4383If you need to conditionally change ABIs so that one works with
4384@code{SETUP_INCOMING_VARARGS}, but the other works like neither
4385@code{SETUP_INCOMING_VARARGS} nor @code{STRICT_ARGUMENT_NAMING} was
4386defined, then define this macro to return nonzero if
4387@code{SETUP_INCOMING_VARARGS} is used, zero otherwise.
4388Otherwise, you should not define this macro.
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4389@end table
4390
4391@node Trampolines
4392@section Trampolines for Nested Functions
4393@cindex trampolines for nested functions
4394@cindex nested functions, trampolines for
4395
4396A @dfn{trampoline} is a small piece of code that is created at run time
4397when the address of a nested function is taken. It normally resides on
4398the stack, in the stack frame of the containing function. These macros
a3a15b4d 4399tell GCC how to generate code to allocate and initialize a
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4400trampoline.
4401
4402The instructions in the trampoline must do two things: load a constant
4403address into the static chain register, and jump to the real address of
4404the nested function. On CISC machines such as the m68k, this requires
4405two instructions, a move immediate and a jump. Then the two addresses
4406exist in the trampoline as word-long immediate operands. On RISC
4407machines, it is often necessary to load each address into a register in
4408two parts. Then pieces of each address form separate immediate
4409operands.
4410
4411The code generated to initialize the trampoline must store the variable
4412parts---the static chain value and the function address---into the
4413immediate operands of the instructions. On a CISC machine, this is
4414simply a matter of copying each address to a memory reference at the
4415proper offset from the start of the trampoline. On a RISC machine, it
4416may be necessary to take out pieces of the address and store them
4417separately.
4418
4419@table @code
4420@findex TRAMPOLINE_TEMPLATE
4421@item TRAMPOLINE_TEMPLATE (@var{file})
4422A C statement to output, on the stream @var{file}, assembler code for a
4423block of data that contains the constant parts of a trampoline. This
4424code should not include a label---the label is taken care of
4425automatically.
4426
4427If you do not define this macro, it means no template is needed
4428for the target. Do not define this macro on systems where the block move
4429code to copy the trampoline into place would be larger than the code
4430to generate it on the spot.
4431
4432@findex TRAMPOLINE_SECTION
4433@item TRAMPOLINE_SECTION
4434The name of a subroutine to switch to the section in which the
4435trampoline template is to be placed (@pxref{Sections}). The default is
4436a value of @samp{readonly_data_section}, which places the trampoline in
4437the section containing read-only data.
4438
4439@findex TRAMPOLINE_SIZE
4440@item TRAMPOLINE_SIZE
4441A C expression for the size in bytes of the trampoline, as an integer.
4442
4443@findex TRAMPOLINE_ALIGNMENT
4444@item TRAMPOLINE_ALIGNMENT
4445Alignment required for trampolines, in bits.
4446
4447If you don't define this macro, the value of @code{BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT}
4448is used for aligning trampolines.
4449
4450@findex INITIALIZE_TRAMPOLINE
4451@item INITIALIZE_TRAMPOLINE (@var{addr}, @var{fnaddr}, @var{static_chain})
4452A C statement to initialize the variable parts of a trampoline.
4453@var{addr} is an RTX for the address of the trampoline; @var{fnaddr} is
4454an RTX for the address of the nested function; @var{static_chain} is an
4455RTX for the static chain value that should be passed to the function
4456when it is called.
4457
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4458@findex TRAMPOLINE_ADJUST_ADDRESS
4459@item TRAMPOLINE_ADJUST_ADDRESS (@var{addr})
4460A C statement that should perform any machine-specific adjustment in
4461the address of the trampoline. Its argument contains the address that
4462was passed to @code{INITIALIZE_TRAMPOLINE}. In case the address to be
4463used for a function call should be different from the address in which
4464the template was stored, the different address should be assigned to
4465@var{addr}. If this macro is not defined, @var{addr} will be used for
4466function calls.
4467
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4468@findex ALLOCATE_TRAMPOLINE
4469@item ALLOCATE_TRAMPOLINE (@var{fp})
4470A C expression to allocate run-time space for a trampoline. The
4471expression value should be an RTX representing a memory reference to the
4472space for the trampoline.
4473
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4474@cindex @code{TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_EPILOGUE} and trampolines
4475@cindex @code{TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_PROLOGUE} and trampolines
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4476If this macro is not defined, by default the trampoline is allocated as
4477a stack slot. This default is right for most machines. The exceptions
4478are machines where it is impossible to execute instructions in the stack
4479area. On such machines, you may have to implement a separate stack,
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4480using this macro in conjunction with @code{TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_PROLOGUE}
4481and @code{TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_EPILOGUE}.
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4482
4483@var{fp} points to a data structure, a @code{struct function}, which
4484describes the compilation status of the immediate containing function of
4485the function which the trampoline is for. Normally (when
4486@code{ALLOCATE_TRAMPOLINE} is not defined), the stack slot for the
4487trampoline is in the stack frame of this containing function. Other
4488allocation strategies probably must do something analogous with this
4489information.
4490@end table
4491
4492Implementing trampolines is difficult on many machines because they have
4493separate instruction and data caches. Writing into a stack location
4494fails to clear the memory in the instruction cache, so when the program
4495jumps to that location, it executes the old contents.
4496
4497Here are two possible solutions. One is to clear the relevant parts of
4498the instruction cache whenever a trampoline is set up. The other is to
4499make all trampolines identical, by having them jump to a standard
4500subroutine. The former technique makes trampoline execution faster; the
4501latter makes initialization faster.
4502
4503To clear the instruction cache when a trampoline is initialized, define
4504the following macros which describe the shape of the cache.
4505
4506@table @code
4507@findex INSN_CACHE_SIZE
4508@item INSN_CACHE_SIZE
4509The total size in bytes of the cache.
4510
4511@findex INSN_CACHE_LINE_WIDTH
4512@item INSN_CACHE_LINE_WIDTH
4513The length in bytes of each cache line. The cache is divided into cache
4514lines which are disjoint slots, each holding a contiguous chunk of data
4515fetched from memory. Each time data is brought into the cache, an
4516entire line is read at once. The data loaded into a cache line is
4517always aligned on a boundary equal to the line size.
4518
4519@findex INSN_CACHE_DEPTH
4520@item INSN_CACHE_DEPTH
4521The number of alternative cache lines that can hold any particular memory
4522location.
4523@end table
4524
4525Alternatively, if the machine has system calls or instructions to clear
4526the instruction cache directly, you can define the following macro.
4527
4528@table @code
4529@findex CLEAR_INSN_CACHE
aee96fe9 4530@item CLEAR_INSN_CACHE (@var{beg}, @var{end})
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4531If defined, expands to a C expression clearing the @emph{instruction
4532cache} in the specified interval. If it is not defined, and the macro
aee96fe9 4533@code{INSN_CACHE_SIZE} is defined, some generic code is generated to clear the
feca2ed3 4534cache. The definition of this macro would typically be a series of
aee96fe9 4535@code{asm} statements. Both @var{beg} and @var{end} are both pointer
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4536expressions.
4537@end table
4538
4539To use a standard subroutine, define the following macro. In addition,
4540you must make sure that the instructions in a trampoline fill an entire
4541cache line with identical instructions, or else ensure that the
4542beginning of the trampoline code is always aligned at the same point in
4543its cache line. Look in @file{m68k.h} as a guide.
4544
4545@table @code
4546@findex TRANSFER_FROM_TRAMPOLINE
4547@item TRANSFER_FROM_TRAMPOLINE
4548Define this macro if trampolines need a special subroutine to do their
4549work. The macro should expand to a series of @code{asm} statements
161d7b59 4550which will be compiled with GCC@. They go in a library function named
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4551@code{__transfer_from_trampoline}.
4552
4553If you need to avoid executing the ordinary prologue code of a compiled
4554C function when you jump to the subroutine, you can do so by placing a
4555special label of your own in the assembler code. Use one @code{asm}
4556statement to generate an assembler label, and another to make the label
4557global. Then trampolines can use that label to jump directly to your
4558special assembler code.
4559@end table
4560
4561@node Library Calls
4562@section Implicit Calls to Library Routines
4563@cindex library subroutine names
4564@cindex @file{libgcc.a}
4565
4566@c prevent bad page break with this line
4567Here is an explanation of implicit calls to library routines.
4568
4569@table @code
4570@findex MULSI3_LIBCALL
4571@item MULSI3_LIBCALL
4572A C string constant giving the name of the function to call for
4573multiplication of one signed full-word by another. If you do not
4574define this macro, the default name is used, which is @code{__mulsi3},
4575a function defined in @file{libgcc.a}.
4576
4577@findex DIVSI3_LIBCALL
4578@item DIVSI3_LIBCALL
4579A C string constant giving the name of the function to call for
4580division of one signed full-word by another. If you do not define
4581this macro, the default name is used, which is @code{__divsi3}, a
4582function defined in @file{libgcc.a}.
4583
4584@findex UDIVSI3_LIBCALL
4585@item UDIVSI3_LIBCALL
4586A C string constant giving the name of the function to call for
4587division of one unsigned full-word by another. If you do not define
4588this macro, the default name is used, which is @code{__udivsi3}, a
4589function defined in @file{libgcc.a}.
4590
4591@findex MODSI3_LIBCALL
4592@item MODSI3_LIBCALL
4593A C string constant giving the name of the function to call for the
4594remainder in division of one signed full-word by another. If you do
4595not define this macro, the default name is used, which is
4596@code{__modsi3}, a function defined in @file{libgcc.a}.
4597
4598@findex UMODSI3_LIBCALL
4599@item UMODSI3_LIBCALL
4600A C string constant giving the name of the function to call for the
4601remainder in division of one unsigned full-word by another. If you do
4602not define this macro, the default name is used, which is
4603@code{__umodsi3}, a function defined in @file{libgcc.a}.
4604
4605@findex MULDI3_LIBCALL
4606@item MULDI3_LIBCALL
4607A C string constant giving the name of the function to call for
4608multiplication of one signed double-word by another. If you do not
4609define this macro, the default name is used, which is @code{__muldi3},
4610a function defined in @file{libgcc.a}.
4611
4612@findex DIVDI3_LIBCALL
4613@item DIVDI3_LIBCALL
4614A C string constant giving the name of the function to call for
4615division of one signed double-word by another. If you do not define
4616this macro, the default name is used, which is @code{__divdi3}, a
4617function defined in @file{libgcc.a}.
4618
4619@findex UDIVDI3_LIBCALL
4620@item UDIVDI3_LIBCALL
4621A C string constant giving the name of the function to call for
4622division of one unsigned full-word by another. If you do not define
4623this macro, the default name is used, which is @code{__udivdi3}, a
4624function defined in @file{libgcc.a}.
4625
4626@findex MODDI3_LIBCALL
4627@item MODDI3_LIBCALL
4628A C string constant giving the name of the function to call for the
4629remainder in division of one signed double-word by another. If you do
4630not define this macro, the default name is used, which is
4631@code{__moddi3}, a function defined in @file{libgcc.a}.
4632
4633@findex UMODDI3_LIBCALL
4634@item UMODDI3_LIBCALL
4635A C string constant giving the name of the function to call for the
4636remainder in division of one unsigned full-word by another. If you do
4637not define this macro, the default name is used, which is
4638@code{__umoddi3}, a function defined in @file{libgcc.a}.
4639
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4640@findex DECLARE_LIBRARY_RENAMES
4641@item DECLARE_LIBRARY_RENAMES
4642This macro, if defined, should expand to a piece of C code that will get
4643expanded when compiling functions for libgcc.a. It can be used to
4644provide alternate names for gcc's internal library functions if there
4645are ABI-mandated names that the compiler should provide.
4646
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4647@findex INIT_TARGET_OPTABS
4648@item INIT_TARGET_OPTABS
4649Define this macro as a C statement that declares additional library
767094dd 4650routines renames existing ones. @code{init_optabs} calls this macro after
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4651initializing all the normal library routines.
4652
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4653@findex FLOAT_LIB_COMPARE_RETURNS_BOOL (@var{mode}, @var{comparison})
4654@item FLOAT_LIB_COMPARE_RETURNS_BOOL
4655Define this macro as a C statement that returns nonzero if a call to
4656the floating point comparison library function will return a boolean
4657value that indicates the result of the comparison. It should return
4658zero if one of gcc's own libgcc functions is called.
4659
4660Most ports don't need to define this macro.
4661
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4662@findex TARGET_EDOM
4663@cindex @code{EDOM}, implicit usage
4664@item TARGET_EDOM
4665The value of @code{EDOM} on the target machine, as a C integer constant
a3a15b4d 4666expression. If you don't define this macro, GCC does not attempt to
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4667deposit the value of @code{EDOM} into @code{errno} directly. Look in
4668@file{/usr/include/errno.h} to find the value of @code{EDOM} on your
4669system.
4670
4671If you do not define @code{TARGET_EDOM}, then compiled code reports
4672domain errors by calling the library function and letting it report the
4673error. If mathematical functions on your system use @code{matherr} when
4674there is an error, then you should leave @code{TARGET_EDOM} undefined so
4675that @code{matherr} is used normally.
4676
4677@findex GEN_ERRNO_RTX
4678@cindex @code{errno}, implicit usage
4679@item GEN_ERRNO_RTX
4680Define this macro as a C expression to create an rtl expression that
4681refers to the global ``variable'' @code{errno}. (On certain systems,
4682@code{errno} may not actually be a variable.) If you don't define this
4683macro, a reasonable default is used.
4684
4685@findex TARGET_MEM_FUNCTIONS
4686@cindex @code{bcopy}, implicit usage
4687@cindex @code{memcpy}, implicit usage
3bcd50fe 4688@cindex @code{memmove}, implicit usage
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4689@cindex @code{bzero}, implicit usage
4690@cindex @code{memset}, implicit usage
4691@item TARGET_MEM_FUNCTIONS
5490d604 4692Define this macro if GCC should generate calls to the ISO C
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4693(and System V) library functions @code{memcpy}, @code{memmove} and
4694@code{memset} rather than the BSD functions @code{bcopy} and @code{bzero}.
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4695
4696@findex LIBGCC_NEEDS_DOUBLE
4697@item LIBGCC_NEEDS_DOUBLE
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4698Define this macro if @code{float} arguments cannot be passed to library
4699routines (so they must be converted to @code{double}). This macro
4700affects both how library calls are generated and how the library
4701routines in @file{libgcc.a} accept their arguments. It is useful on
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4702machines where floating and fixed point arguments are passed
4703differently, such as the i860.
4704
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4705@findex NEXT_OBJC_RUNTIME
4706@item NEXT_OBJC_RUNTIME
2147b154 4707Define this macro to generate code for Objective-C message sending using
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4708the calling convention of the NeXT system. This calling convention
4709involves passing the object, the selector and the method arguments all
4710at once to the method-lookup library function.
4711
4712The default calling convention passes just the object and the selector
4713to the lookup function, which returns a pointer to the method.
4714@end table
4715
4716@node Addressing Modes
4717@section Addressing Modes
4718@cindex addressing modes
4719
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4721This is about addressing modes.
4722
4723@table @code
feca2ed3 4724@findex HAVE_PRE_INCREMENT
feca2ed3 4725@findex HAVE_PRE_DECREMENT
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4726@findex HAVE_POST_INCREMENT
4727@findex HAVE_POST_DECREMENT
feca2ed3 4728@item HAVE_PRE_INCREMENT
feca2ed3 4729@itemx HAVE_PRE_DECREMENT
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4730@itemx HAVE_POST_INCREMENT
4731@itemx HAVE_POST_DECREMENT
df2a54e9 4732A C expression that is nonzero if the machine supports pre-increment,
7a6bd5ae 4733pre-decrement, post-increment, or post-decrement addressing respectively.
feca2ed3 4734
864bcaa7 4735@findex HAVE_POST_MODIFY_DISP
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4736@findex HAVE_PRE_MODIFY_DISP
4737@item HAVE_PRE_MODIFY_DISP
7a6bd5ae 4738@itemx HAVE_POST_MODIFY_DISP
df2a54e9 4739A C expression that is nonzero if the machine supports pre- or
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4740post-address side-effect generation involving constants other than
4741the size of the memory operand.
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4742
4743@findex HAVE_POST_MODIFY_REG
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4744@findex HAVE_PRE_MODIFY_REG
4745@item HAVE_PRE_MODIFY_REG
7a6bd5ae 4746@itemx HAVE_POST_MODIFY_REG
df2a54e9 4747A C expression that is nonzero if the machine supports pre- or
7a6bd5ae 4748post-address side-effect generation involving a register displacement.
864bcaa7 4749
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4750@findex CONSTANT_ADDRESS_P
4751@item CONSTANT_ADDRESS_P (@var{x})
4752A C expression that is 1 if the RTX @var{x} is a constant which
4753is a valid address. On most machines, this can be defined as
4754@code{CONSTANT_P (@var{x})}, but a few machines are more restrictive
4755in which constant addresses are supported.
4756
4757@findex CONSTANT_P
4758@code{CONSTANT_P} accepts integer-values expressions whose values are
4759not explicitly known, such as @code{symbol_ref}, @code{label_ref}, and
4760@code{high} expressions and @code{const} arithmetic expressions, in
4761addition to @code{const_int} and @code{const_double} expressions.
4762
4763@findex MAX_REGS_PER_ADDRESS
4764@item MAX_REGS_PER_ADDRESS
4765A number, the maximum number of registers that can appear in a valid
4766memory address. Note that it is up to you to specify a value equal to
4767the maximum number that @code{GO_IF_LEGITIMATE_ADDRESS} would ever
4768accept.
4769
4770@findex GO_IF_LEGITIMATE_ADDRESS
4771@item GO_IF_LEGITIMATE_ADDRESS (@var{mode}, @var{x}, @var{label})
4772A C compound statement with a conditional @code{goto @var{label};}
4773executed if @var{x} (an RTX) is a legitimate memory address on the
4774target machine for a memory operand of mode @var{mode}.
4775
4776It usually pays to define several simpler macros to serve as
4777subroutines for this one. Otherwise it may be too complicated to
4778understand.
4779
4780This macro must exist in two variants: a strict variant and a
4781non-strict one. The strict variant is used in the reload pass. It
4782must be defined so that any pseudo-register that has not been
4783allocated a hard register is considered a memory reference. In
4784contexts where some kind of register is required, a pseudo-register
4785with no hard register must be rejected.
4786
4787The non-strict variant is used in other passes. It must be defined to
4788accept all pseudo-registers in every context where some kind of
4789register is required.
4790
4791@findex REG_OK_STRICT
4792Compiler source files that want to use the strict variant of this
4793macro define the macro @code{REG_OK_STRICT}. You should use an
4794@code{#ifdef REG_OK_STRICT} conditional to define the strict variant
4795in that case and the non-strict variant otherwise.
4796
4797Subroutines to check for acceptable registers for various purposes (one
4798for base registers, one for index registers, and so on) are typically
4799among the subroutines used to define @code{GO_IF_LEGITIMATE_ADDRESS}.
4800Then only these subroutine macros need have two variants; the higher
bd819a4a 4801levels of macros may be the same whether strict or not.
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4802
4803Normally, constant addresses which are the sum of a @code{symbol_ref}
4804and an integer are stored inside a @code{const} RTX to mark them as
4805constant. Therefore, there is no need to recognize such sums
4806specifically as legitimate addresses. Normally you would simply
4807recognize any @code{const} as legitimate.
4808
4809Usually @code{PRINT_OPERAND_ADDRESS} is not prepared to handle constant
4810sums that are not marked with @code{const}. It assumes that a naked
4811@code{plus} indicates indexing. If so, then you @emph{must} reject such
4812naked constant sums as illegitimate addresses, so that none of them will
4813be given to @code{PRINT_OPERAND_ADDRESS}.
4814
fb49053f 4815@cindex @code{TARGET_ENCODE_SECTION_INFO} and address validation
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4816On some machines, whether a symbolic address is legitimate depends on
4817the section that the address refers to. On these machines, define the
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4818target hook @code{TARGET_ENCODE_SECTION_INFO} to store the information
4819into the @code{symbol_ref}, and then check for it here. When you see a
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4820@code{const}, you will have to look inside it to find the
4821@code{symbol_ref} in order to determine the section. @xref{Assembler
4822Format}.
4823
4824@findex saveable_obstack
4825The best way to modify the name string is by adding text to the
4826beginning, with suitable punctuation to prevent any ambiguity. Allocate
4827the new name in @code{saveable_obstack}. You will have to modify
4828@code{ASM_OUTPUT_LABELREF} to remove and decode the added text and
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4829output the name accordingly, and define @code{TARGET_STRIP_NAME_ENCODING}
4830to access the original name string.
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4831
4832You can check the information stored here into the @code{symbol_ref} in
4833the definitions of the macros @code{GO_IF_LEGITIMATE_ADDRESS} and
4834@code{PRINT_OPERAND_ADDRESS}.
4835
4836@findex REG_OK_FOR_BASE_P
4837@item REG_OK_FOR_BASE_P (@var{x})
4838A C expression that is nonzero if @var{x} (assumed to be a @code{reg}
4839RTX) is valid for use as a base register. For hard registers, it
4840should always accept those which the hardware permits and reject the
4841others. Whether the macro accepts or rejects pseudo registers must be
4842controlled by @code{REG_OK_STRICT} as described above. This usually
4843requires two variant definitions, of which @code{REG_OK_STRICT}
4844controls the one actually used.
4845
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4846@findex REG_MODE_OK_FOR_BASE_P
4847@item REG_MODE_OK_FOR_BASE_P (@var{x}, @var{mode})
4848A C expression that is just like @code{REG_OK_FOR_BASE_P}, except that
4849that expression may examine the mode of the memory reference in
4850@var{mode}. You should define this macro if the mode of the memory
4851reference affects whether a register may be used as a base register. If
4852you define this macro, the compiler will use it instead of
4853@code{REG_OK_FOR_BASE_P}.
4854
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4855@findex REG_OK_FOR_INDEX_P
4856@item REG_OK_FOR_INDEX_P (@var{x})
4857A C expression that is nonzero if @var{x} (assumed to be a @code{reg}
4858RTX) is valid for use as an index register.
4859
4860The difference between an index register and a base register is that
4861the index register may be scaled. If an address involves the sum of
4862two registers, neither one of them scaled, then either one may be
4863labeled the ``base'' and the other the ``index''; but whichever
4864labeling is used must fit the machine's constraints of which registers
4865may serve in each capacity. The compiler will try both labelings,
4866looking for one that is valid, and will reload one or both registers
4867only if neither labeling works.
4868
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4869@findex FIND_BASE_TERM
4870@item FIND_BASE_TERM (@var{x})
4871A C expression to determine the base term of address @var{x}.
4872This macro is used in only one place: `find_base_term' in alias.c.
4873
4874It is always safe for this macro to not be defined. It exists so
4875that alias analysis can understand machine-dependent addresses.
4876
4877The typical use of this macro is to handle addresses containing
161d7b59 4878a label_ref or symbol_ref within an UNSPEC@.
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4880@findex LEGITIMIZE_ADDRESS
4881@item LEGITIMIZE_ADDRESS (@var{x}, @var{oldx}, @var{mode}, @var{win})
4882A C compound statement that attempts to replace @var{x} with a valid
4883memory address for an operand of mode @var{mode}. @var{win} will be a
4884C statement label elsewhere in the code; the macro definition may use
4885
4886@example
4887GO_IF_LEGITIMATE_ADDRESS (@var{mode}, @var{x}, @var{win});
4888@end example
4889
4890@noindent
4891to avoid further processing if the address has become legitimate.
4892
4893@findex break_out_memory_refs
4894@var{x} will always be the result of a call to @code{break_out_memory_refs},
4895and @var{oldx} will be the operand that was given to that function to produce
4896@var{x}.
4897
4898The code generated by this macro should not alter the substructure of
4899@var{x}. If it transforms @var{x} into a more legitimate form, it
4900should assign @var{x} (which will always be a C variable) a new value.
4901
4902It is not necessary for this macro to come up with a legitimate
4903address. The compiler has standard ways of doing so in all cases. In
4904fact, it is safe for this macro to do nothing. But often a
4905machine-dependent strategy can generate better code.
4906
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4907@findex LEGITIMIZE_RELOAD_ADDRESS
4908@item LEGITIMIZE_RELOAD_ADDRESS (@var{x}, @var{mode}, @var{opnum}, @var{type}, @var{ind_levels}, @var{win})
4909A C compound statement that attempts to replace @var{x}, which is an address
4910that needs reloading, with a valid memory address for an operand of mode
4911@var{mode}. @var{win} will be a C statement label elsewhere in the code.
4912It is not necessary to define this macro, but it might be useful for
02f52e19 4913performance reasons.
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4914
4915For example, on the i386, it is sometimes possible to use a single
4916reload register instead of two by reloading a sum of two pseudo
4917registers into a register. On the other hand, for number of RISC
4918processors offsets are limited so that often an intermediate address
4919needs to be generated in order to address a stack slot. By defining
aee96fe9 4920@code{LEGITIMIZE_RELOAD_ADDRESS} appropriately, the intermediate addresses
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4921generated for adjacent some stack slots can be made identical, and thus
4922be shared.
4923
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4924@emph{Note}: This macro should be used with caution. It is necessary
4925to know something of how reload works in order to effectively use this,
4926and it is quite easy to produce macros that build in too much knowledge
4927of reload internals.
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4929@emph{Note}: This macro must be able to reload an address created by a
4930previous invocation of this macro. If it fails to handle such addresses
4931then the compiler may generate incorrect code or abort.
4932
a9a2595b 4933@findex push_reload
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4934The macro definition should use @code{push_reload} to indicate parts that
4935need reloading; @var{opnum}, @var{type} and @var{ind_levels} are usually
4936suitable to be passed unaltered to @code{push_reload}.
a9a2595b 4937
39bdfaa0 4938The code generated by this macro must not alter the substructure of
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4939@var{x}. If it transforms @var{x} into a more legitimate form, it
4940should assign @var{x} (which will always be a C variable) a new value.
4941This also applies to parts that you change indirectly by calling
4942@code{push_reload}.
4943
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4944@findex strict_memory_address_p
4945The macro definition may use @code{strict_memory_address_p} to test if
4946the address has become legitimate.
4947
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4948@findex copy_rtx
4949If you want to change only a part of @var{x}, one standard way of doing
4950this is to use @code{copy_rtx}. Note, however, that is unshares only a
4951single level of rtl. Thus, if the part to be changed is not at the
c771326b 4952top level, you'll need to replace first the top level.
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4953It is not necessary for this macro to come up with a legitimate
4954address; but often a machine-dependent strategy can generate better code.
4955
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4956@findex GO_IF_MODE_DEPENDENT_ADDRESS
4957@item GO_IF_MODE_DEPENDENT_ADDRESS (@var{addr}, @var{label})
4958A C statement or compound statement with a conditional @code{goto
4959@var{label};} executed if memory address @var{x} (an RTX) can have
4960different meanings depending on the machine mode of the memory
4961reference it is used for or if the address is valid for some modes
4962but not others.
4963
4964Autoincrement and autodecrement addresses typically have mode-dependent
4965effects because the amount of the increment or decrement is the size
4966of the operand being addressed. Some machines have other mode-dependent
4967addresses. Many RISC machines have no mode-dependent addresses.
4968
4969You may assume that @var{addr} is a valid address for the machine.
4970
4971@findex LEGITIMATE_CONSTANT_P
4972@item LEGITIMATE_CONSTANT_P (@var{x})
4973A C expression that is nonzero if @var{x} is a legitimate constant for
4974an immediate operand on the target machine. You can assume that
4975@var{x} satisfies @code{CONSTANT_P}, so you need not check this. In fact,
4976@samp{1} is a suitable definition for this macro on machines where
bd819a4a 4977anything @code{CONSTANT_P} is valid.
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4978@end table
4979
4980@node Condition Code
4981@section Condition Code Status
4982@cindex condition code status
4983
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4985This describes the condition code status.
4986
4987@findex cc_status
4988The file @file{conditions.h} defines a variable @code{cc_status} to
4989describe how the condition code was computed (in case the interpretation of
4990the condition code depends on the instruction that it was set by). This
4991variable contains the RTL expressions on which the condition code is
4992currently based, and several standard flags.
4993
4994Sometimes additional machine-specific flags must be defined in the machine
4995description header file. It can also add additional machine-specific
4996information by defining @code{CC_STATUS_MDEP}.
4997
4998@table @code
4999@findex CC_STATUS_MDEP
5000@item CC_STATUS_MDEP
5001C code for a data type which is used for declaring the @code{mdep}
5002component of @code{cc_status}. It defaults to @code{int}.
5003
5004This macro is not used on machines that do not use @code{cc0}.
5005
5006@findex CC_STATUS_MDEP_INIT
5007@item CC_STATUS_MDEP_INIT
5008A C expression to initialize the @code{mdep} field to ``empty''.
5009The default definition does nothing, since most machines don't use
5010the field anyway. If you want to use the field, you should probably
5011define this macro to initialize it.
5012
5013This macro is not used on machines that do not use @code{cc0}.
5014
5015@findex NOTICE_UPDATE_CC
5016@item NOTICE_UPDATE_CC (@var{exp}, @var{insn})
5017A C compound statement to set the components of @code{cc_status}
5018appropriately for an insn @var{insn} whose body is @var{exp}. It is
5019this macro's responsibility to recognize insns that set the condition
5020code as a byproduct of other activity as well as those that explicitly
5021set @code{(cc0)}.
5022
5023This macro is not used on machines that do not use @code{cc0}.
5024
5025If there are insns that do not set the condition code but do alter
5026other machine registers, this macro must check to see whether they
5027invalidate the expressions that the condition code is recorded as
5028reflecting. For example, on the 68000, insns that store in address
5029registers do not set the condition code, which means that usually
5030@code{NOTICE_UPDATE_CC} can leave @code{cc_status} unaltered for such
5031insns. But suppose that the previous insn set the condition code
5032based on location @samp{a4@@(102)} and the current insn stores a new
5033value in @samp{a4}. Although the condition code is not changed by
5034this, it will no longer be true that it reflects the contents of
5035@samp{a4@@(102)}. Therefore, @code{NOTICE_UPDATE_CC} must alter
5036@code{cc_status} in this case to say that nothing is known about the
5037condition code value.
5038
5039The definition of @code{NOTICE_UPDATE_CC} must be prepared to deal
5040with the results of peephole optimization: insns whose patterns are
5041@code{parallel} RTXs containing various @code{reg}, @code{mem} or
5042constants which are just the operands. The RTL structure of these
5043insns is not sufficient to indicate what the insns actually do. What
5044@code{NOTICE_UPDATE_CC} should do when it sees one is just to run
5045@code{CC_STATUS_INIT}.
5046
5047A possible definition of @code{NOTICE_UPDATE_CC} is to call a function
5048that looks at an attribute (@pxref{Insn Attributes}) named, for example,
5049@samp{cc}. This avoids having detailed information about patterns in
5050two places, the @file{md} file and in @code{NOTICE_UPDATE_CC}.
5051
5052@findex EXTRA_CC_MODES
5053@item EXTRA_CC_MODES
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5054Condition codes are represented in registers by machine modes of class
5055@code{MODE_CC}. By default, there is just one mode, @code{CCmode}, with
5056this class. If you need more such modes, create a file named
5057@file{@var{machine}-modes.def} in your @file{config/@var{machine}}
5058directory (@pxref{Back End, , Anatomy of a Target Back End}), containing
5059a list of these modes. Each entry in the list should be a call to the
5060macro @code{CC}. This macro takes one argument, which is the name of
5061the mode: it should begin with @samp{CC}. Do not put quotation marks
5062around the name, or include the trailing @samp{mode}; these are
5063automatically added. There should not be anything else in the file
5064except comments.
5065
5066A sample @file{@var{machine}-modes.def} file might look like this:
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5069CC (CC_NOOV) /* @r{Comparison only valid if there was no overflow.} */
5070CC (CCFP) /* @r{Floating point comparison that cannot trap.} */
5071CC (CCFPE) /* @r{Floating point comparison that may trap.} */
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5072@end smallexample
5073
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5074When you create this file, the macro @code{EXTRA_CC_MODES} is
5075automatically defined by @command{configure}, with value @samp{1}.
5076
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5077@findex SELECT_CC_MODE
5078@item SELECT_CC_MODE (@var{op}, @var{x}, @var{y})
5079Returns a mode from class @code{MODE_CC} to be used when comparison
5080operation code @var{op} is applied to rtx @var{x} and @var{y}. For
981f6289 5081example, on the SPARC, @code{SELECT_CC_MODE} is defined as (see
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5082@pxref{Jump Patterns} for a description of the reason for this
5083definition)
5084
5085@smallexample
5086#define SELECT_CC_MODE(OP,X,Y) \
5087 (GET_MODE_CLASS (GET_MODE (X)) == MODE_FLOAT \
5088 ? ((OP == EQ || OP == NE) ? CCFPmode : CCFPEmode) \
5089 : ((GET_CODE (X) == PLUS || GET_CODE (X) == MINUS \
5090 || GET_CODE (X) == NEG) \
5091 ? CC_NOOVmode : CCmode))
5092@end smallexample
5093
5094You need not define this macro if @code{EXTRA_CC_MODES} is not defined.
5095
5096@findex CANONICALIZE_COMPARISON
5097@item CANONICALIZE_COMPARISON (@var{code}, @var{op0}, @var{op1})
8760eaae 5098On some machines not all possible comparisons are defined, but you can
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5099convert an invalid comparison into a valid one. For example, the Alpha
5100does not have a @code{GT} comparison, but you can use an @code{LT}
5101comparison instead and swap the order of the operands.
5102
5103On such machines, define this macro to be a C statement to do any
5104required conversions. @var{code} is the initial comparison code
5105and @var{op0} and @var{op1} are the left and right operands of the
5106comparison, respectively. You should modify @var{code}, @var{op0}, and
5107@var{op1} as required.
5108
a3a15b4d 5109GCC will not assume that the comparison resulting from this macro is
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5110valid but will see if the resulting insn matches a pattern in the
5111@file{md} file.
5112
5113You need not define this macro if it would never change the comparison
5114code or operands.
5115
5116@findex REVERSIBLE_CC_MODE
5117@item REVERSIBLE_CC_MODE (@var{mode})
5118A C expression whose value is one if it is always safe to reverse a
5119comparison whose mode is @var{mode}. If @code{SELECT_CC_MODE}
5120can ever return @var{mode} for a floating-point inequality comparison,
5121then @code{REVERSIBLE_CC_MODE (@var{mode})} must be zero.
5122
5123You need not define this macro if it would always returns zero or if the
5124floating-point format is anything other than @code{IEEE_FLOAT_FORMAT}.
981f6289 5125For example, here is the definition used on the SPARC, where floating-point
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5126inequality comparisons are always given @code{CCFPEmode}:
5127
5128@smallexample
5129#define REVERSIBLE_CC_MODE(MODE) ((MODE) != CCFPEmode)
5130@end smallexample
5131
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5132@findex REVERSE_CONDITION (@var{code}, @var{mode})
5133A C expression whose value is reversed condition code of the @var{code} for
5134comparison done in CC_MODE @var{mode}. The macro is used only in case
5135@code{REVERSIBLE_CC_MODE (@var{mode})} is nonzero. Define this macro in case
5136machine has some non-standard way how to reverse certain conditionals. For
5137instance in case all floating point conditions are non-trapping, compiler may
5138freely convert unordered compares to ordered one. Then definition may look
5139like:
5140
5141@smallexample
5142#define REVERSE_CONDITION(CODE, MODE) \
c771326b 5143 ((MODE) != CCFPmode ? reverse_condition (CODE) \
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5144 : reverse_condition_maybe_unordered (CODE))
5145@end smallexample
5146
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5147@findex REVERSE_CONDEXEC_PREDICATES_P
5148@item REVERSE_CONDEXEC_PREDICATES_P (@var{code1}, @var{code2})
5149A C expression that returns true if the conditional execution predicate
5150@var{code1} is the inverse of @var{code2} and vice versa. Define this to
5151return 0 if the target has conditional execution predicates that cannot be
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5152reversed safely. If no expansion is specified, this macro is defined as
5153follows:
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5154
5155@smallexample
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5156#define REVERSE_CONDEXEC_PREDICATES_P (x, y) \
5157 ((x) == reverse_condition (y))
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5158@end smallexample
5159
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5160@end table
5161
5162@node Costs
5163@section Describing Relative Costs of Operations
5164@cindex costs of instructions
5165@cindex relative costs
5166@cindex speed of instructions
5167
5168These macros let you describe the relative speed of various operations
5169on the target machine.
5170
5171@table @code
5172@findex CONST_COSTS
5173@item CONST_COSTS (@var{x}, @var{code}, @var{outer_code})
5174A part of a C @code{switch} statement that describes the relative costs
5175of constant RTL expressions. It must contain @code{case} labels for
5176expression codes @code{const_int}, @code{const}, @code{symbol_ref},
5177@code{label_ref} and @code{const_double}. Each case must ultimately
5178reach a @code{return} statement to return the relative cost of the use
5179of that kind of constant value in an expression. The cost may depend on
5180the precise value of the constant, which is available for examination in
5181@var{x}, and the rtx code of the expression in which it is contained,
5182found in @var{outer_code}.
5183
5184@var{code} is the expression code---redundant, since it can be
5185obtained with @code{GET_CODE (@var{x})}.
5186
5187@findex RTX_COSTS
5188@findex COSTS_N_INSNS
5189@item RTX_COSTS (@var{x}, @var{code}, @var{outer_code})
5190Like @code{CONST_COSTS} but applies to nonconstant RTL expressions.
5191This can be used, for example, to indicate how costly a multiply
5192instruction is. In writing this macro, you can use the construct
5193@code{COSTS_N_INSNS (@var{n})} to specify a cost equal to @var{n} fast
5194instructions. @var{outer_code} is the code of the expression in which
5195@var{x} is contained.
5196
5197This macro is optional; do not define it if the default cost assumptions
5198are adequate for the target machine.
5199
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5200@findex DEFAULT_RTX_COSTS
5201@item DEFAULT_RTX_COSTS (@var{x}, @var{code}, @var{outer_code})
5202This macro, if defined, is called for any case not handled by the
5203@code{RTX_COSTS} or @code{CONST_COSTS} macros. This eliminates the need
5204to put case labels into the macro, but the code, or any functions it
5205calls, must assume that the RTL in @var{x} could be of any type that has
5206not already been handled. The arguments are the same as for
5207@code{RTX_COSTS}, and the macro should execute a return statement giving
5208the cost of any RTL expressions that it can handle. The default cost
5209calculation is used for any RTL for which this macro does not return a
5210value.
5211
5212This macro is optional; do not define it if the default cost assumptions
02f52e19 5213are adequate for the target machine.
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5215@findex ADDRESS_COST
5216@item ADDRESS_COST (@var{address})
5217An expression giving the cost of an addressing mode that contains
5218@var{address}. If not defined, the cost is computed from
5219the @var{address} expression and the @code{CONST_COSTS} values.
5220
5221For most CISC machines, the default cost is a good approximation of the
5222true cost of the addressing mode. However, on RISC machines, all
5223instructions normally have the same length and execution time. Hence
5224all addresses will have equal costs.
5225
5226In cases where more than one form of an address is known, the form with
5227the lowest cost will be used. If multiple forms have the same, lowest,
5228cost, the one that is the most complex will be used.
5229
5230For example, suppose an address that is equal to the sum of a register
5231and a constant is used twice in the same basic block. When this macro
5232is not defined, the address will be computed in a register and memory
5233references will be indirect through that register. On machines where
5234the cost of the addressing mode containing the sum is no higher than
5235that of a simple indirect reference, this will produce an additional
5236instruction and possibly require an additional register. Proper
5237specification of this macro eliminates this overhead for such machines.
5238
5239Similar use of this macro is made in strength reduction of loops.
5240
5241@var{address} need not be valid as an address. In such a case, the cost
5242is not relevant and can be any value; invalid addresses need not be
5243assigned a different cost.
5244
5245On machines where an address involving more than one register is as
5246cheap as an address computation involving only one register, defining
5247@code{ADDRESS_COST} to reflect this can cause two registers to be live
5248over a region of code where only one would have been if
5249@code{ADDRESS_COST} were not defined in that manner. This effect should
5250be considered in the definition of this macro. Equivalent costs should
5251probably only be given to addresses with different numbers of registers
5252on machines with lots of registers.
5253
5254This macro will normally either not be defined or be defined as a
5255constant.
5256
5257@findex REGISTER_MOVE_COST
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5258@item REGISTER_MOVE_COST (@var{mode}, @var{from}, @var{to})
5259A C expression for the cost of moving data of mode @var{mode} from a
5260register in class @var{from} to one in class @var{to}. The classes are
5261expressed using the enumeration values such as @code{GENERAL_REGS}. A
5262value of 2 is the default; other values are interpreted relative to
5263that.
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5264
5265It is not required that the cost always equal 2 when @var{from} is the
5266same as @var{to}; on some machines it is expensive to move between
5267registers if they are not general registers.
5268
5269If reload sees an insn consisting of a single @code{set} between two
5270hard registers, and if @code{REGISTER_MOVE_COST} applied to their
5271classes returns a value of 2, reload does not check to ensure that the
5272constraints of the insn are met. Setting a cost of other than 2 will
5273allow reload to verify that the constraints are met. You should do this
5274if the @samp{mov@var{m}} pattern's constraints do not allow such copying.
5275
5276@findex MEMORY_MOVE_COST
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5277@item MEMORY_MOVE_COST (@var{mode}, @var{class}, @var{in})
5278A C expression for the cost of moving data of mode @var{mode} between a
5279register of class @var{class} and memory; @var{in} is zero if the value
df2a54e9 5280is to be written to memory, nonzero if it is to be read in. This cost
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5281is relative to those in @code{REGISTER_MOVE_COST}. If moving between
5282registers and memory is more expensive than between two registers, you
5283should define this macro to express the relative cost.
5284
a3a15b4d 5285If you do not define this macro, GCC uses a default cost of 4 plus
38e01259 5286the cost of copying via a secondary reload register, if one is
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5287needed. If your machine requires a secondary reload register to copy
5288between memory and a register of @var{class} but the reload mechanism is
5289more complex than copying via an intermediate, define this macro to
5290reflect the actual cost of the move.
5291
a3a15b4d 5292GCC defines the function @code{memory_move_secondary_cost} if
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5293secondary reloads are needed. It computes the costs due to copying via
5294a secondary register. If your machine copies from memory using a
5295secondary register in the conventional way but the default base value of
52964 is not correct for your machine, define this macro to add some other
5297value to the result of that function. The arguments to that function
5298are the same as to this macro.
cbd5b9a2 5299
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5300@findex BRANCH_COST
5301@item BRANCH_COST
5302A C expression for the cost of a branch instruction. A value of 1 is
5303the default; other values are interpreted relative to that.
5304@end table
5305
5306Here are additional macros which do not specify precise relative costs,
a3a15b4d 5307but only that certain actions are more expensive than GCC would
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5308ordinarily expect.
5309
5310@table @code
5311@findex SLOW_BYTE_ACCESS
5312@item SLOW_BYTE_ACCESS
5313Define this macro as a C expression which is nonzero if accessing less
e979f9e8 5314than a word of memory (i.e.@: a @code{char} or a @code{short}) is no
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5315faster than accessing a word of memory, i.e., if such access
5316require more than one instruction or if there is no difference in cost
5317between byte and (aligned) word loads.
5318
5319When this macro is not defined, the compiler will access a field by
5320finding the smallest containing object; when it is defined, a fullword
5321load will be used if alignment permits. Unless bytes accesses are
5322faster than word accesses, using word accesses is preferable since it
5323may eliminate subsequent memory access if subsequent accesses occur to
5324other fields in the same word of the structure, but to different bytes.
5325
feca2ed3 5326@findex SLOW_UNALIGNED_ACCESS
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5327@item SLOW_UNALIGNED_ACCESS (@var{mode}, @var{alignment})
5328Define this macro to be the value 1 if memory accesses described by the
5329@var{mode} and @var{alignment} parameters have a cost many times greater
5330than aligned accesses, for example if they are emulated in a trap
5331handler.
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5333When this macro is nonzero, the compiler will act as if
5334@code{STRICT_ALIGNMENT} were nonzero when generating code for block
feca2ed3 5335moves. This can cause significantly more instructions to be produced.
df2a54e9 5336Therefore, do not set this macro nonzero if unaligned accesses only add a
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5337cycle or two to the time for a memory access.
5338
6be57663 5339If the value of this macro is always zero, it need not be defined. If
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5340this macro is defined, it should produce a nonzero value when
5341@code{STRICT_ALIGNMENT} is nonzero.
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5342
5343@findex DONT_REDUCE_ADDR
5344@item DONT_REDUCE_ADDR
5345Define this macro to inhibit strength reduction of memory addresses.
5346(On some machines, such strength reduction seems to do harm rather
5347than good.)
5348
5349@findex MOVE_RATIO
5350@item MOVE_RATIO
9862dea9 5351The threshold of number of scalar memory-to-memory move insns, @emph{below}
c5c76735 5352which a sequence of insns should be generated instead of a
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5353string move insn or a library call. Increasing the value will always
5354make code faster, but eventually incurs high cost in increased code size.
5355
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5356Note that on machines where the corresponding move insn is a
5357@code{define_expand} that emits a sequence of insns, this macro counts
5358the number of such sequences.
9862dea9 5359
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5360If you don't define this, a reasonable default is used.
5361
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5362@findex MOVE_BY_PIECES_P
5363@item MOVE_BY_PIECES_P (@var{size}, @var{alignment})
5364A C expression used to determine whether @code{move_by_pieces} will be used to
5365copy a chunk of memory, or whether some other block move mechanism
6e01bd94 5366will be used. Defaults to 1 if @code{move_by_pieces_ninsns} returns less
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5367than @code{MOVE_RATIO}.
5368
5369@findex MOVE_MAX_PIECES
5370@item MOVE_MAX_PIECES
5371A C expression used by @code{move_by_pieces} to determine the largest unit
6e01bd94 5372a load or store used to copy memory is. Defaults to @code{MOVE_MAX}.
fbe1758d 5373
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5374@findex CLEAR_RATIO
5375@item CLEAR_RATIO
5376The threshold of number of scalar move insns, @emph{below} which a sequence
5377of insns should be generated to clear memory instead of a string clear insn
5378or a library call. Increasing the value will always make code faster, but
5379eventually incurs high cost in increased code size.
5380
5381If you don't define this, a reasonable default is used.
5382
5383@findex CLEAR_BY_PIECES_P
5384@item CLEAR_BY_PIECES_P (@var{size}, @var{alignment})
5385A C expression used to determine whether @code{clear_by_pieces} will be used
5386to clear a chunk of memory, or whether some other block clear mechanism
5387will be used. Defaults to 1 if @code{move_by_pieces_ninsns} returns less
5388than @code{CLEAR_RATIO}.
5389
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5390@findex USE_LOAD_POST_INCREMENT
5391@item USE_LOAD_POST_INCREMENT (@var{mode})
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5392A C expression used to determine whether a load postincrement is a good
5393thing to use for a given mode. Defaults to the value of
5394@code{HAVE_POST_INCREMENT}.
5395
5396@findex USE_LOAD_POST_DECREMENT
5397@item USE_LOAD_POST_DECREMENT (@var{mode})
5398A C expression used to determine whether a load postdecrement is a good
5399thing to use for a given mode. Defaults to the value of
5400@code{HAVE_POST_DECREMENT}.
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5401
5402@findex USE_LOAD_PRE_INCREMENT
5403@item USE_LOAD_PRE_INCREMENT (@var{mode})
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5404A C expression used to determine whether a load preincrement is a good
5405thing to use for a given mode. Defaults to the value of
5406@code{HAVE_PRE_INCREMENT}.
5407
5408@findex USE_LOAD_PRE_DECREMENT
5409@item USE_LOAD_PRE_DECREMENT (@var{mode})
5410A C expression used to determine whether a load predecrement is a good
5411thing to use for a given mode. Defaults to the value of
5412@code{HAVE_PRE_DECREMENT}.
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5413
5414@findex USE_STORE_POST_INCREMENT
5415@item USE_STORE_POST_INCREMENT (@var{mode})
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5416A C expression used to determine whether a store postincrement is a good
5417thing to use for a given mode. Defaults to the value of
5418@code{HAVE_POST_INCREMENT}.
5419
5420@findex USE_STORE_POST_DECREMENT
5421@item USE_STORE_POST_DECREMENT (@var{mode})
c771326b 5422A C expression used to determine whether a store postdecrement is a good
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5423thing to use for a given mode. Defaults to the value of
5424@code{HAVE_POST_DECREMENT}.
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5425
5426@findex USE_STORE_PRE_INCREMENT
5427@item USE_STORE_PRE_INCREMENT (@var{mode})
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5428This macro is used to determine whether a store preincrement is a good
5429thing to use for a given mode. Defaults to the value of
5430@code{HAVE_PRE_INCREMENT}.
5431
5432@findex USE_STORE_PRE_DECREMENT
5433@item USE_STORE_PRE_DECREMENT (@var{mode})
5434This macro is used to determine whether a store predecrement is a good
5435thing to use for a given mode. Defaults to the value of
5436@code{HAVE_PRE_DECREMENT}.
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5438@findex NO_FUNCTION_CSE
5439@item NO_FUNCTION_CSE
5440Define this macro if it is as good or better to call a constant
5441function address than to call an address kept in a register.
5442
5443@findex NO_RECURSIVE_FUNCTION_CSE
5444@item NO_RECURSIVE_FUNCTION_CSE
5445Define this macro if it is as good or better for a function to call
5446itself with an explicit address than to call an address kept in a
5447register.
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5448@end table
5449
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5450@node Scheduling
5451@section Adjusting the Instruction Scheduler
5452
5453The instruction scheduler may need a fair amount of machine-specific
5454adjustment in order to produce good code. GCC provides several target
5455hooks for this purpose. It is usually enough to define just a few of
5456them: try the first ones in this list first.
5457
5458@deftypefn {Target Hook} int TARGET_SCHED_ISSUE_RATE (void)
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5459This hook returns the maximum number of instructions that can ever
5460issue at the same time on the target machine. The default is one.
5461Although the insn scheduler can define itself the possibility of issue
5462an insn on the same cycle, the value can serve as an additional
5463constraint to issue insns on the same simulated processor cycle (see
5464hooks @samp{TARGET_SCHED_REORDER} and @samp{TARGET_SCHED_REORDER2}).
5465This value must be constant over the entire compilation. If you need
5466it to vary depending on what the instructions are, you must use
c237e94a 5467@samp{TARGET_SCHED_VARIABLE_ISSUE}.
fae15c93 5468
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5469For the automaton based pipeline interface, you could define this hook
5470to return the value of the macro @code{MAX_DFA_ISSUE_RATE}.
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5471@end deftypefn
5472
5473@deftypefn {Target Hook} int TARGET_SCHED_VARIABLE_ISSUE (FILE *@var{file}, int @var{verbose}, rtx @var{insn}, int @var{more})
5474This hook is executed by the scheduler after it has scheduled an insn
5475from the ready list. It should return the number of insns which can
5476still be issued in the current cycle. Normally this is
5477@samp{@w{@var{more} - 1}}. You should define this hook if some insns
5478take more machine resources than others, so that fewer insns can follow
5479them in the same cycle. @var{file} is either a null pointer, or a stdio
5480stream to write any debug output to. @var{verbose} is the verbose level
5481provided by @option{-fsched-verbose-@var{n}}. @var{insn} is the
5482instruction that was scheduled.
5483@end deftypefn
5484
5485@deftypefn {Target Hook} int TARGET_SCHED_ADJUST_COST (rtx @var{insn}, rtx @var{link}, rtx @var{dep_insn}, int @var{cost})
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5486This function corrects the value of @var{cost} based on the
5487relationship between @var{insn} and @var{dep_insn} through the
5488dependence @var{link}. It should return the new value. The default
5489is to make no adjustment to @var{cost}. This can be used for example
5490to specify to the scheduler using the traditional pipeline description
c237e94a 5491that an output- or anti-dependence does not incur the same cost as a
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5492data-dependence. If the scheduler using the automaton based pipeline
5493description, the cost of anti-dependence is zero and the cost of
5494output-dependence is maximum of one and the difference of latency
5495times of the first and the second insns. If these values are not
5496acceptable, you could use the hook to modify them too. See also
5497@pxref{Automaton pipeline description}.
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5498@end deftypefn
5499
5500@deftypefn {Target Hook} int TARGET_SCHED_ADJUST_PRIORITY (rtx @var{insn}, int @var{priority})
5501This hook adjusts the integer scheduling priority @var{priority} of
5502@var{insn}. It should return the new priority. Reduce the priority to
5503execute @var{insn} earlier, increase the priority to execute @var{insn}
5504later. Do not define this hook if you do not need to adjust the
5505scheduling priorities of insns.
5506@end deftypefn
5507
5508@deftypefn {Target Hook} int TARGET_SCHED_REORDER (FILE *@var{file}, int @var{verbose}, rtx *@var{ready}, int *@var{n_readyp}, int @var{clock})
5509This hook is executed by the scheduler after it has scheduled the ready
5510list, to allow the machine description to reorder it (for example to
5511combine two small instructions together on @samp{VLIW} machines).
5512@var{file} is either a null pointer, or a stdio stream to write any
5513debug output to. @var{verbose} is the verbose level provided by
5514@option{-fsched-verbose-@var{n}}. @var{ready} is a pointer to the ready
5515list of instructions that are ready to be scheduled. @var{n_readyp} is
5516a pointer to the number of elements in the ready list. The scheduler
5517reads the ready list in reverse order, starting with
5518@var{ready}[@var{*n_readyp}-1] and going to @var{ready}[0]. @var{clock}
5519is the timer tick of the scheduler. You may modify the ready list and
5520the number of ready insns. The return value is the number of insns that
5521can issue this cycle; normally this is just @code{issue_rate}. See also
5522@samp{TARGET_SCHED_REORDER2}.
5523@end deftypefn
5524
5525@deftypefn {Target Hook} int TARGET_SCHED_REORDER2 (FILE *@var{file}, int @var{verbose}, rtx *@var{ready}, int *@var{n_ready}, @var{clock})
5526Like @samp{TARGET_SCHED_REORDER}, but called at a different time. That
5527function is called whenever the scheduler starts a new cycle. This one
5528is called once per iteration over a cycle, immediately after
5529@samp{TARGET_SCHED_VARIABLE_ISSUE}; it can reorder the ready list and
5530return the number of insns to be scheduled in the same cycle. Defining
5531this hook can be useful if there are frequent situations where
5532scheduling one insn causes other insns to become ready in the same
5533cycle. These other insns can then be taken into account properly.
5534@end deftypefn
5535
5536@deftypefn {Target Hook} void TARGET_SCHED_INIT (FILE *@var{file}, int @var{verbose}, int @var{max_ready})
5537This hook is executed by the scheduler at the beginning of each block of
5538instructions that are to be scheduled. @var{file} is either a null
5539pointer, or a stdio stream to write any debug output to. @var{verbose}
5540is the verbose level provided by @option{-fsched-verbose-@var{n}}.
5541@var{max_ready} is the maximum number of insns in the current scheduling
5542region that can be live at the same time. This can be used to allocate
5543scratch space if it is needed, e.g. by @samp{TARGET_SCHED_REORDER}.
5544@end deftypefn
5545
5546@deftypefn {Target Hook} void TARGET_SCHED_FINISH (FILE *@var{file}, int @var{verbose})
5547This hook is executed by the scheduler at the end of each block of
5548instructions that are to be scheduled. It can be used to perform
5549cleanup of any actions done by the other scheduling hooks. @var{file}
5550is either a null pointer, or a stdio stream to write any debug output
5551to. @var{verbose} is the verbose level provided by
5552@option{-fsched-verbose-@var{n}}.
5553@end deftypefn
5554
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5555@deftypefn {Target Hook} int TARGET_SCHED_USE_DFA_PIPELINE_INTERFACE (void)
5556This hook is called many times during insn scheduling. If the hook
5557returns nonzero, the automaton based pipeline description is used for
5558insn scheduling. Otherwise the traditional pipeline description is
5559used. The default is usage of the traditional pipeline description.
5560
5561You should also remember that to simplify the insn scheduler sources
5562an empty traditional pipeline description interface is generated even
5563if there is no a traditional pipeline description in the @file{.md}
5564file. The same is true for the automaton based pipeline description.
5565That means that you should be accurate in defining the hook.
5566@end deftypefn
5567
5568@deftypefn {Target Hook} int TARGET_SCHED_DFA_PRE_CYCLE_INSN (void)
5569The hook returns an RTL insn. The automaton state used in the
5570pipeline hazard recognizer is changed as if the insn were scheduled
5571when the new simulated processor cycle starts. Usage of the hook may
5572simplify the automaton pipeline description for some @acronym{VLIW}
5573processors. If the hook is defined, it is used only for the automaton
5574based pipeline description. The default is not to change the state
5575when the new simulated processor cycle starts.
5576@end deftypefn
5577
5578@deftypefn {Target Hook} void TARGET_SCHED_INIT_DFA_PRE_CYCLE_INSN (void)
5579The hook can be used to initialize data used by the previous hook.
5580@end deftypefn
5581
5582@deftypefn {Target Hook} int TARGET_SCHED_DFA_POST_CYCLE_INSN (void)
5583The hook is analogous to @samp{TARGET_SCHED_DFA_PRE_CYCLE_INSN} but used
5584to changed the state as if the insn were scheduled when the new
5585simulated processor cycle finishes.
5586@end deftypefn
5587
5588@deftypefn {Target Hook} void TARGET_SCHED_INIT_DFA_POST_CYCLE_INSN (void)
5589The hook is analogous to @samp{TARGET_SCHED_INIT_DFA_PRE_CYCLE_INSN} but
5590used to initialize data used by the previous hook.
5591@end deftypefn
5592
5593@deftypefn {Target Hook} int TARGET_SCHED_FIRST_CYCLE_MULTIPASS_DFA_LOOKAHEAD (void)
5594This hook controls better choosing an insn from the ready insn queue
5595for the @acronym{DFA}-based insn scheduler. Usually the scheduler
5596chooses the first insn from the queue. If the hook returns a positive
5597value, an additional scheduler code tries all permutations of
5598@samp{TARGET_SCHED_FIRST_CYCLE_MULTIPASS_DFA_LOOKAHEAD ()}
5599subsequent ready insns to choose an insn whose issue will result in
5600maximal number of issued insns on the same cycle. For the
5601@acronym{VLIW} processor, the code could actually solve the problem of
5602packing simple insns into the @acronym{VLIW} insn. Of course, if the
5603rules of @acronym{VLIW} packing are described in the automaton.
5604
5605This code also could be used for superscalar @acronym{RISC}
5606processors. Let us consider a superscalar @acronym{RISC} processor
5607with 3 pipelines. Some insns can be executed in pipelines @var{A} or
5608@var{B}, some insns can be executed only in pipelines @var{B} or
5609@var{C}, and one insn can be executed in pipeline @var{B}. The
5610processor may issue the 1st insn into @var{A} and the 2nd one into
5611@var{B}. In this case, the 3rd insn will wait for freeing @var{B}
5612until the next cycle. If the scheduler issues the 3rd insn the first,
5613the processor could issue all 3 insns per cycle.
5614
5615Actually this code demonstrates advantages of the automaton based
5616pipeline hazard recognizer. We try quickly and easy many insn
5617schedules to choose the best one.
5618
5619The default is no multipass scheduling.
5620@end deftypefn
5621
5622@deftypefn {Target Hook} void TARGET_SCHED_INIT_DFA_BUBBLES (void)
5623The @acronym{DFA}-based scheduler could take the insertion of nop
5624operations for better insn scheduling into account. It can be done
5625only if the multi-pass insn scheduling works (see hook
5626@samp{TARGET_SCHED_FIRST_CYCLE_MULTIPASS_DFA_LOOKAHEAD}).
5627
5628Let us consider a @acronym{VLIW} processor insn with 3 slots. Each
5629insn can be placed only in one of the three slots. We have 3 ready
5630insns @var{A}, @var{B}, and @var{C}. @var{A} and @var{C} can be
5631placed only in the 1st slot, @var{B} can be placed only in the 3rd
5632slot. We described the automaton which does not permit empty slot
5633gaps between insns (usually such description is simpler). Without
5634this code the scheduler would place each insn in 3 separate
5635@acronym{VLIW} insns. If the scheduler places a nop insn into the 2nd
5636slot, it could place the 3 insns into 2 @acronym{VLIW} insns. What is
5637the nop insn is returned by hook @samp{TARGET_SCHED_DFA_BUBBLE}. Hook
5638@samp{TARGET_SCHED_INIT_DFA_BUBBLES} can be used to initialize or
5639create the nop insns.
5640
5641You should remember that the scheduler does not insert the nop insns.
5642It is not wise because of the following optimizations. The scheduler
5643only considers such possibility to improve the result schedule. The
5644nop insns should be inserted lately, e.g. on the final phase.
5645@end deftypefn
5646
5647@deftypefn {Target Hook} rtx TARGET_SCHED_DFA_BUBBLE (int @var{index})
5648This hook @samp{FIRST_CYCLE_MULTIPASS_SCHEDULING} is used to insert
5649nop operations for better insn scheduling when @acronym{DFA}-based
5650scheduler makes multipass insn scheduling (see also description of
5651hook @samp{TARGET_SCHED_INIT_DFA_BUBBLES}). This hook
5652returns a nop insn with given @var{index}. The indexes start with
5653zero. The hook should return @code{NULL} if there are no more nop
5654insns with indexes greater than given index.
5655@end deftypefn
5656
5657Macros in the following table are generated by the program
5658@file{genattr} and can be useful for writing the hooks.
5659
5660@table @code
5661@findex TRADITIONAL_PIPELINE_INTERFACE
5662@item TRADITIONAL_PIPELINE_INTERFACE
5663The macro definition is generated if there is a traditional pipeline
5664description in @file{.md} file. You should also remember that to
5665simplify the insn scheduler sources an empty traditional pipeline
5666description interface is generated even if there is no a traditional
5667pipeline description in the @file{.md} file. The macro can be used to
5668distinguish the two types of the traditional interface.
5669
5670@findex DFA_PIPELINE_INTERFACE
5671@item DFA_PIPELINE_INTERFACE
5672The macro definition is generated if there is an automaton pipeline
5673description in @file{.md} file. You should also remember that to
5674simplify the insn scheduler sources an empty automaton pipeline
5675description interface is generated even if there is no an automaton
5676pipeline description in the @file{.md} file. The macro can be used to
5677distinguish the two types of the automaton interface.
5678
5679@findex MAX_DFA_ISSUE_RATE
5680@item MAX_DFA_ISSUE_RATE
5681The macro definition is generated in the automaton based pipeline
5682description interface. Its value is calculated from the automaton
5683based pipeline description and is equal to maximal number of all insns
5684described in constructions @samp{define_insn_reservation} which can be
5685issued on the same processor cycle.
5686
5687@end table
5688
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5689@node Sections
5690@section Dividing the Output into Sections (Texts, Data, @dots{})
5691@c the above section title is WAY too long. maybe cut the part between
5692@c the (...)? --mew 10feb93
5693
5694An object file is divided into sections containing different types of
5695data. In the most common case, there are three sections: the @dfn{text
5696section}, which holds instructions and read-only data; the @dfn{data
5697section}, which holds initialized writable data; and the @dfn{bss
5698section}, which holds uninitialized data. Some systems have other kinds
5699of sections.
5700
5701The compiler must tell the assembler when to switch sections. These
5702macros control what commands to output to tell the assembler this. You
5703can also define additional sections.
5704
5705@table @code
5706@findex TEXT_SECTION_ASM_OP
5707@item TEXT_SECTION_ASM_OP
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5708A C expression whose value is a string, including spacing, containing the
5709assembler operation that should precede instructions and read-only data.
5710Normally @code{"\t.text"} is right.
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5712@findex TEXT_SECTION
5713@item TEXT_SECTION
5714A C statement that switches to the default section containing instructions.
5715Normally this is not needed, as simply defining @code{TEXT_SECTION_ASM_OP}
5716is enough. The MIPS port uses this to sort all functions after all data
5717declarations.
5718
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5719@findex HOT_TEXT_SECTION_NAME
5720@item HOT_TEXT_SECTION_NAME
5721If defined, a C string constant for the name of the section containing most
5722frequently executed functions of the program. If not defined, GCC will provide
5723a default definition if the target supports named sections.
5724
5725@findex UNLIKELY_EXECUTED_TEXT_SECTION_NAME
5726@item UNLIKELY_EXECUTED_TEXT_SECTION_NAME
5727If defined, a C string constant for the name of the section containing unlikely
5728executed functions in the program.
5729
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5730@findex DATA_SECTION_ASM_OP
5731@item DATA_SECTION_ASM_OP
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5732A C expression whose value is a string, including spacing, containing the
5733assembler operation to identify the following data as writable initialized
5734data. Normally @code{"\t.data"} is right.
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5736@findex READONLY_DATA_SECTION_ASM_OP
5737@item READONLY_DATA_SECTION_ASM_OP
5738A C expression whose value is a string, including spacing, containing the
5739assembler operation to identify the following data as read-only initialized
5740data.
5741
5742@findex READONLY_DATA_SECTION
5743@item READONLY_DATA_SECTION
5744A macro naming a function to call to switch to the proper section for
5745read-only data. The default is to use @code{READONLY_DATA_SECTION_ASM_OP}
5746if defined, else fall back to @code{text_section}.
5747
5748The most common definition will be @code{data_section}, if the target
5749does not have a special read-only data section, and does not put data
5750in the text section.
5751
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5752@findex SHARED_SECTION_ASM_OP
5753@item SHARED_SECTION_ASM_OP
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5754If defined, a C expression whose value is a string, including spacing,
5755containing the assembler operation to identify the following data as
5756shared data. If not defined, @code{DATA_SECTION_ASM_OP} will be used.
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5757
5758@findex BSS_SECTION_ASM_OP
5759@item BSS_SECTION_ASM_OP
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5760If defined, a C expression whose value is a string, including spacing,
5761containing the assembler operation to identify the following data as
5762uninitialized global data. If not defined, and neither
5763@code{ASM_OUTPUT_BSS} nor @code{ASM_OUTPUT_ALIGNED_BSS} are defined,
5764uninitialized global data will be output in the data section if
630d3d5a 5765@option{-fno-common} is passed, otherwise @code{ASM_OUTPUT_COMMON} will be
047c1c92 5766used.
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5767
5768@findex SHARED_BSS_SECTION_ASM_OP
5769@item SHARED_BSS_SECTION_ASM_OP
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5770If defined, a C expression whose value is a string, including spacing,
5771containing the assembler operation to identify the following data as
5772uninitialized global shared data. If not defined, and
5773@code{BSS_SECTION_ASM_OP} is, the latter will be used.
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5774
5775@findex INIT_SECTION_ASM_OP
5776@item INIT_SECTION_ASM_OP
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5777If defined, a C expression whose value is a string, including spacing,
5778containing the assembler operation to identify the following data as
5779initialization code. If not defined, GCC will assume such a section does
5780not exist.
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5782@findex FINI_SECTION_ASM_OP
5783@item FINI_SECTION_ASM_OP
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5784If defined, a C expression whose value is a string, including spacing,
5785containing the assembler operation to identify the following data as
5786finalization code. If not defined, GCC will assume such a section does
5787not exist.
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5788
5789@findex CRT_CALL_STATIC_FUNCTION
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5790@item CRT_CALL_STATIC_FUNCTION (@var{section_op}, @var{function})
5791If defined, an ASM statement that switches to a different section
5792via @var{section_op}, calls @var{function}, and switches back to
5793the text section. This is used in @file{crtstuff.c} if
5794@code{INIT_SECTION_ASM_OP} or @code{FINI_SECTION_ASM_OP} to calls
5795to initialization and finalization functions from the init and fini
5796sections. By default, this macro uses a simple function call. Some
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5797ports need hand-crafted assembly code to avoid dependencies on
5798registers initialized in the function prologue or to ensure that
5799constant pools don't end up too far way in the text section.
5800
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5801@findex FORCE_CODE_SECTION_ALIGN
5802@item FORCE_CODE_SECTION_ALIGN
5803If defined, an ASM statement that aligns a code section to some
5804arbitrary boundary. This is used to force all fragments of the
5805@code{.init} and @code{.fini} sections to have to same alignment
5806and thus prevent the linker from having to add any padding.
5807
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5808@findex EXTRA_SECTIONS
5809@findex in_text
5810@findex in_data
5811@item EXTRA_SECTIONS
5812A list of names for sections other than the standard two, which are
5813@code{in_text} and @code{in_data}. You need not define this macro
5814on a system with no other sections (that GCC needs to use).
5815
5816@findex EXTRA_SECTION_FUNCTIONS
5817@findex text_section
5818@findex data_section
5819@item EXTRA_SECTION_FUNCTIONS
5820One or more functions to be defined in @file{varasm.c}. These
5821functions should do jobs analogous to those of @code{text_section} and
5822@code{data_section}, for your additional sections. Do not define this
5823macro if you do not define @code{EXTRA_SECTIONS}.
5824
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5825@findex JUMP_TABLES_IN_TEXT_SECTION
5826@item JUMP_TABLES_IN_TEXT_SECTION
df2a54e9 5827Define this macro to be an expression with a nonzero value if jump
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5828tables (for @code{tablejump} insns) should be output in the text
5829section, along with the assembler instructions. Otherwise, the
5830readonly data section is used.
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5831
5832This macro is irrelevant if there is no separate readonly data section.
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5833@end table
5834
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5835@deftypefn {Target Hook} void TARGET_ASM_SELECT_SECTION (tree @var{exp}, int @var{reloc}, unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT @var{align})
5836Switches to the appropriate section for output of @var{exp}. You can
5837assume that @var{exp} is either a @code{VAR_DECL} node or a constant of
5838some sort. @var{reloc} indicates whether the initial value of @var{exp}
5839requires link-time relocations. Bit 0 is set when variable contains
5840local relocations only, while bit 1 is set for global relocations.
5841Select the section by calling @code{data_section} or one of the
5842alternatives for other sections. @var{align} is the constant alignment
5843in bits.
5844
5845The default version of this function takes care of putting read-only
5846variables in @code{readonly_data_section}.
5847@end deftypefn
5848
5849@deftypefn {Target Hook} void TARGET_ASM_UNIQUE_SECTION (tree @var{decl}, int @var{reloc})
5850Build up a unique section name, expressed as a @code{STRING_CST} node,
5851and assign it to @samp{DECL_SECTION_NAME (@var{decl})}.
5852As with @code{TARGET_ASM_SELECT_SECTION}, @var{reloc} indicates whether
5853the initial value of @var{exp} requires link-time relocations.
5854
5855The default version of this function appends the symbol name to the
5856ELF section name that would normally be used for the symbol. For
5857example, the function @code{foo} would be placed in @code{.text.foo}.
5858Whatever the actual target object format, this is often good enough.
5859@end deftypefn
5860
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5861@deftypefn {Target Hook} void TARGET_ASM_SELECT_RTX_SECTION (enum machine_mode @var{mode}, rtx @var{x}, unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT @var{align})
5862Switches to the appropriate section for output of constant pool entry
5863@var{x} in @var{mode}. You can assume that @var{x} is some kind of
5864constant in RTL@. The argument @var{mode} is redundant except in the
5865case of a @code{const_int} rtx. Select the section by calling
5866@code{readonly_data_section} or one of the alternatives for other
5867sections. @var{align} is the constant alignment in bits.
5868
5869The default version of this function takes care of putting symbolic
5870constants in @code{flag_pic} mode in @code{data_section} and everything
5871else in @code{readonly_data_section}.
5872@end deftypefn
5873
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5874@deftypefn {Target Hook} void TARGET_ENCODE_SECTION_INFO (tree @var{decl}, int @var{new_decl_p})
5875Define this hook if references to a symbol or a constant must be
5876treated differently depending on something about the variable or
5877function named by the symbol (such as what section it is in).
5878
5879The hook is executed under two circumstances. One is immediately after
5880the rtl for @var{decl} that represents a variable or a function has been
5881created and stored in @code{DECL_RTL(@var{decl})}. The value of the rtl
5882will be a @code{mem} whose address is a @code{symbol_ref}. The other is
5883immediately after the rtl for @var{decl} that represents a constant has
5884been created and stored in @code{TREE_CST_RTL (@var{decl})}. The macro
5885is called once for each distinct constant in a source file.
5886
5887The @var{new_decl_p} argument will be true if this is the first time
5888that @code{ENCODE_SECTION_INFO} has been invoked on this decl. It will
5889be false for subsequent invocations, which will happen for duplicate
5890declarations. Whether or not anything must be done for the duplicate
5891declaration depends on whether the hook examines @code{DECL_ATTRIBUTES}.
5892
5893@cindex @code{SYMBOL_REF_FLAG}, in @code{TARGET_ENCODE_SECTION_INFO}
5894The usual thing for this hook to do is to record a flag in the
5895@code{symbol_ref} (such as @code{SYMBOL_REF_FLAG}) or to store a
5896modified name string in the @code{symbol_ref} (if one bit is not
5897enough information).
5898@end deftypefn
5899
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5900@deftypefn {Target Hook} const char *TARGET_STRIP_NAME_ENCODING (const char *name)
5901Decode @var{name} and return the real name part, sans
5902the characters that @code{TARGET_ENCODE_SECTION_INFO}
5903may have added.
5904@end deftypefn
5905
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5906@deftypefn {Target Hook} bool TARGET_IN_SMALL_DATA_P (tree @var{exp})
5907Returns true if @var{exp} should be placed into a ``small data'' section.
5908The default version of this hook always returns false.
5909@end deftypefn
5910
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5911@deftypevar {Target Hook} bool TARGET_HAVE_SRODATA_SECTION
5912Contains the value true if the target places read-only
5913``small data'' into a separate section. The default value is false.
5914@end deftypevar
5915
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5916@deftypefn {Target Hook} bool TARGET_BINDS_LOCAL_P (tree @var{exp})
5917Returns true if @var{exp} names an object for which name resolution
5918rules must resolve to the current ``module'' (dynamic shared library
5919or executable image).
5920
5921The default version of this hook implements the name resolution rules
5922for ELF, which has a looser model of global name binding than other
5923currently supported object file formats.
5924@end deftypefn
5925
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5926@deftypevar {Target Hook} bool TARGET_HAVE_TLS
5927Contains the value true if the target supports thread-local storage.
5928The default value is false.
5929@end deftypevar
5930
5931
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5932@node PIC
5933@section Position Independent Code
5934@cindex position independent code
5935@cindex PIC
5936
5937This section describes macros that help implement generation of position
5938independent code. Simply defining these macros is not enough to
5939generate valid PIC; you must also add support to the macros
5940@code{GO_IF_LEGITIMATE_ADDRESS} and @code{PRINT_OPERAND_ADDRESS}, as
5941well as @code{LEGITIMIZE_ADDRESS}. You must modify the definition of
5942@samp{movsi} to do something appropriate when the source operand
5943contains a symbolic address. You may also need to alter the handling of
5944switch statements so that they use relative addresses.
5945@c i rearranged the order of the macros above to try to force one of
5946@c them to the next line, to eliminate an overfull hbox. --mew 10feb93
5947
5948@table @code
5949@findex PIC_OFFSET_TABLE_REGNUM
5950@item PIC_OFFSET_TABLE_REGNUM
5951The register number of the register used to address a table of static
5952data addresses in memory. In some cases this register is defined by a
161d7b59 5953processor's ``application binary interface'' (ABI)@. When this macro
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5954is defined, RTL is generated for this register once, as with the stack
5955pointer and frame pointer registers. If this macro is not defined, it
5956is up to the machine-dependent files to allocate such a register (if
003b9f78 5957necessary). Note that this register must be fixed when in use (e.g.@:
12beba6f 5958when @code{flag_pic} is true).
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5959
5960@findex PIC_OFFSET_TABLE_REG_CALL_CLOBBERED
5961@item PIC_OFFSET_TABLE_REG_CALL_CLOBBERED
5962Define this macro if the register defined by
5963@code{PIC_OFFSET_TABLE_REGNUM} is clobbered by calls. Do not define
ed4db1ee 5964this macro if @code{PIC_OFFSET_TABLE_REGNUM} is not defined.
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5965
5966@findex FINALIZE_PIC
5967@item FINALIZE_PIC
5968By generating position-independent code, when two different programs (A
5969and B) share a common library (libC.a), the text of the library can be
5970shared whether or not the library is linked at the same address for both
5971programs. In some of these environments, position-independent code
5972requires not only the use of different addressing modes, but also
5973special code to enable the use of these addressing modes.
5974
5975The @code{FINALIZE_PIC} macro serves as a hook to emit these special
5976codes once the function is being compiled into assembly code, but not
5977before. (It is not done before, because in the case of compiling an
5978inline function, it would lead to multiple PIC prologues being
5979included in functions which used inline functions and were compiled to
5980assembly language.)
5981
5982@findex LEGITIMATE_PIC_OPERAND_P
5983@item LEGITIMATE_PIC_OPERAND_P (@var{x})
5984A C expression that is nonzero if @var{x} is a legitimate immediate
5985operand on the target machine when generating position independent code.
5986You can assume that @var{x} satisfies @code{CONSTANT_P}, so you need not
5987check this. You can also assume @var{flag_pic} is true, so you need not
5988check it either. You need not define this macro if all constants
5989(including @code{SYMBOL_REF}) can be immediate operands when generating
5990position independent code.
5991@end table
5992
5993@node Assembler Format
5994@section Defining the Output Assembler Language
5995
5996This section describes macros whose principal purpose is to describe how
648c546a 5997to write instructions in assembler language---rather than what the
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5999
6000@menu
6001* File Framework:: Structural information for the assembler file.
6002* Data Output:: Output of constants (numbers, strings, addresses).
6003* Uninitialized Data:: Output of uninitialized variables.
6004* Label Output:: Output and generation of labels.
6005* Initialization:: General principles of initialization
6006 and termination routines.
6007* Macros for Initialization::
6008 Specific macros that control the handling of
6009 initialization and termination routines.
6010* Instruction Output:: Output of actual instructions.
6011* Dispatch Tables:: Output of jump tables.
6012* Exception Region Output:: Output of exception region code.
6013* Alignment Output:: Pseudo ops for alignment and skipping data.
6014@end menu
6015
6016@node File Framework
6017@subsection The Overall Framework of an Assembler File
6018@cindex assembler format
6019@cindex output of assembler code
6020
6021@c prevent bad page break with this line
6022This describes the overall framework of an assembler file.
6023
6024@table @code
6025@findex ASM_FILE_START
6026@item ASM_FILE_START (@var{stream})
6027A C expression which outputs to the stdio stream @var{stream}
6028some appropriate text to go at the start of an assembler file.
6029
6030Normally this macro is defined to output a line containing
6031@samp{#NO_APP}, which is a comment that has no effect on most
6032assemblers but tells the GNU assembler that it can save time by not
6033checking for certain assembler constructs.
6034
6035On systems that use SDB, it is necessary to output certain commands;
6036see @file{attasm.h}.
6037
6038@findex ASM_FILE_END
6039@item ASM_FILE_END (@var{stream})
6040A C expression which outputs to the stdio stream @var{stream}
6041some appropriate text to go at the end of an assembler file.
6042
6043If this macro is not defined, the default is to output nothing
6044special at the end of the file. Most systems don't require any
6045definition.
6046
6047On systems that use SDB, it is necessary to output certain commands;
6048see @file{attasm.h}.
6049
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6050@findex ASM_COMMENT_START
6051@item ASM_COMMENT_START
6052A C string constant describing how to begin a comment in the target
6053assembler language. The compiler assumes that the comment will end at
6054the end of the line.
6055
6056@findex ASM_APP_ON
6057@item ASM_APP_ON
6058A C string constant for text to be output before each @code{asm}
6059statement or group of consecutive ones. Normally this is
6060@code{"#APP"}, which is a comment that has no effect on most
6061assemblers but tells the GNU assembler that it must check the lines
6062that follow for all valid assembler constructs.
6063
6064@findex ASM_APP_OFF
6065@item ASM_APP_OFF
6066A C string constant for text to be output after each @code{asm}
6067statement or group of consecutive ones. Normally this is
6068@code{"#NO_APP"}, which tells the GNU assembler to resume making the
6069time-saving assumptions that are valid for ordinary compiler output.
6070
6071@findex ASM_OUTPUT_SOURCE_FILENAME
6072@item ASM_OUTPUT_SOURCE_FILENAME (@var{stream}, @var{name})
6073A C statement to output COFF information or DWARF debugging information
6074which indicates that filename @var{name} is the current source file to
6075the stdio stream @var{stream}.
6076
6077This macro need not be defined if the standard form of output
6078for the file format in use is appropriate.
6079
e9a25f70 6080@findex OUTPUT_QUOTED_STRING
8760eaae 6081@item OUTPUT_QUOTED_STRING (@var{stream}, @var{string})
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6082A C statement to output the string @var{string} to the stdio stream
6083@var{stream}. If you do not call the function @code{output_quoted_string}
a3a15b4d 6084in your config files, GCC will only call it to output filenames to
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6085the assembler source. So you can use it to canonicalize the format
6086of the filename using this macro.
6087
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6088@findex ASM_OUTPUT_SOURCE_LINE
6089@item ASM_OUTPUT_SOURCE_LINE (@var{stream}, @var{line})
6090A C statement to output DBX or SDB debugging information before code
6091for line number @var{line} of the current source file to the
6092stdio stream @var{stream}.
6093
6094This macro need not be defined if the standard form of debugging
6095information for the debugger in use is appropriate.
6096
6097@findex ASM_OUTPUT_IDENT
6098@item ASM_OUTPUT_IDENT (@var{stream}, @var{string})
6099A C statement to output something to the assembler file to handle a
6100@samp{#ident} directive containing the text @var{string}. If this
6101macro is not defined, nothing is output for a @samp{#ident} directive.
6102
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6103@findex OBJC_PROLOGUE
6104@item OBJC_PROLOGUE
6105A C statement to output any assembler statements which are required to
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6106precede any Objective-C object definitions or message sending. The
6107statement is executed only when compiling an Objective-C program.
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6108@end table
6109
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6110@deftypefn {Target Hook} void TARGET_ASM_NAMED_SECTION (const char *@var{name}, unsigned int @var{flags}, unsigned int @var{align})
6111Output assembly directives to switch to section @var{name}. The section
6112should have attributes as specified by @var{flags}, which is a bit mask
6113of the @code{SECTION_*} flags defined in @file{output.h}. If @var{align}
df2a54e9 6114is nonzero, it contains an alignment in bytes to be used for the section,
f282ffb3 6115otherwise some target default should be used. Only targets that must
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6116specify an alignment within the section directive need pay attention to
6117@var{align} -- we will still use @code{ASM_OUTPUT_ALIGN}.
6118@end deftypefn
6119
6120@deftypefn {Target Hook} bool TARGET_HAVE_NAMED_SECTIONS
6121This flag is true if the target supports @code{TARGET_ASM_NAMED_SECTION}.
6122@end deftypefn
6123
6124@deftypefn {Target Hook} {unsigned int} TARGET_SECTION_TYPE_FLAGS (tree @var{decl}, const char *@var{name}, int @var{reloc})
6125Choose a set of section attributes for use by @code{TARGET_ASM_NAMED_SECTION}
6126based on a variable or function decl, a section name, and whether or not the
6127declaration's initializer may contain runtime relocations. @var{decl} may be
6128 null, in which case read-write data should be assumed.
6129
6130The default version if this function handles choosing code vs data,
6131read-only vs read-write data, and @code{flag_pic}. You should only
6132need to override this if your target has special flags that might be
6133set via @code{__attribute__}.
6134@end deftypefn
6135
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6136@need 2000
6137@node Data Output
6138@subsection Output of Data
6139
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6140
6141@deftypevr {Target Hook} {const char *} TARGET_ASM_BYTE_OP
6142@deftypevrx {Target Hook} {const char *} TARGET_ASM_ALIGNED_HI_OP
6143@deftypevrx {Target Hook} {const char *} TARGET_ASM_ALIGNED_SI_OP
6144@deftypevrx {Target Hook} {const char *} TARGET_ASM_ALIGNED_DI_OP
6145@deftypevrx {Target Hook} {const char *} TARGET_ASM_ALIGNED_TI_OP
6146@deftypevrx {Target Hook} {const char *} TARGET_ASM_UNALIGNED_HI_OP
6147@deftypevrx {Target Hook} {const char *} TARGET_ASM_UNALIGNED_SI_OP
6148@deftypevrx {Target Hook} {const char *} TARGET_ASM_UNALIGNED_DI_OP
6149@deftypevrx {Target Hook} {const char *} TARGET_ASM_UNALIGNED_TI_OP
6150These hooks specify assembly directives for creating certain kinds
6151of integer object. The @code{TARGET_ASM_BYTE_OP} directive creates a
6152byte-sized object, the @code{TARGET_ASM_ALIGNED_HI_OP} one creates an
6153aligned two-byte object, and so on. Any of the hooks may be
6154@code{NULL}, indicating that no suitable directive is available.
6155
6156The compiler will print these strings at the start of a new line,
6157followed immediately by the object's initial value. In most cases,
6158the string should contain a tab, a pseudo-op, and then another tab.
6159@end deftypevr
6160
6161@deftypefn {Target Hook} bool TARGET_ASM_INTEGER (rtx @var{x}, unsigned int @var{size}, int @var{aligned_p})
6162The @code{assemble_integer} function uses this hook to output an
6163integer object. @var{x} is the object's value, @var{size} is its size
6164in bytes and @var{aligned_p} indicates whether it is aligned. The
6165function should return @code{true} if it was able to output the
6166object. If it returns false, @code{assemble_integer} will try to
6167split the object into smaller parts.
6168
6169The default implementation of this hook will use the
6170@code{TARGET_ASM_BYTE_OP} family of strings, returning @code{false}
6171when the relevant string is @code{NULL}.
6172@end deftypefn
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6173
6174@table @code
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6175@findex OUTPUT_ADDR_CONST_EXTRA
6176@item OUTPUT_ADDR_CONST_EXTRA (@var{stream}, @var{x}, @var{fail})
6177A C statement to recognize @var{rtx} patterns that
6178@code{output_addr_const} can't deal with, and output assembly code to
6179@var{stream} corresponding to the pattern @var{x}. This may be used to
6180allow machine-dependent @code{UNSPEC}s to appear within constants.
6181
6182If @code{OUTPUT_ADDR_CONST_EXTRA} fails to recognize a pattern, it must
6183@code{goto fail}, so that a standard error message is printed. If it
6184prints an error message itself, by calling, for example,
6185@code{output_operand_lossage}, it may just complete normally.
6186
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6187@findex ASM_OUTPUT_ASCII
6188@item ASM_OUTPUT_ASCII (@var{stream}, @var{ptr}, @var{len})
6189A C statement to output to the stdio stream @var{stream} an assembler
6190instruction to assemble a string constant containing the @var{len}
6191bytes at @var{ptr}. @var{ptr} will be a C expression of type
6192@code{char *} and @var{len} a C expression of type @code{int}.
6193
6194If the assembler has a @code{.ascii} pseudo-op as found in the
6195Berkeley Unix assembler, do not define the macro
6196@code{ASM_OUTPUT_ASCII}.
6197
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6198@findex ASM_OUTPUT_FDESC
6199@item ASM_OUTPUT_FDESC (@var{stream}, @var{decl}, @var{n})
6200A C statement to output word @var{n} of a function descriptor for
6201@var{decl}. This must be defined if @code{TARGET_VTABLE_USES_DESCRIPTORS}
6202is defined, and is otherwise unused.
6203
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6204@findex CONSTANT_POOL_BEFORE_FUNCTION
6205@item CONSTANT_POOL_BEFORE_FUNCTION
6206You may define this macro as a C expression. You should define the
df2a54e9 6207expression to have a nonzero value if GCC should output the constant
861bb6c1 6208pool for a function before the code for the function, or a zero value if
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6209GCC should output the constant pool after the function. If you do
6210not define this macro, the usual case, GCC will output the constant
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6211pool before the function.
6212
feca2ed3 6213@findex ASM_OUTPUT_POOL_PROLOGUE
8760eaae 6214@item ASM_OUTPUT_POOL_PROLOGUE (@var{file}, @var{funname}, @var{fundecl}, @var{size})
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6215A C statement to output assembler commands to define the start of the
6216constant pool for a function. @var{funname} is a string giving
6217the name of the function. Should the return type of the function
6218be required, it can be obtained via @var{fundecl}. @var{size}
6219is the size, in bytes, of the constant pool that will be written
6220immediately after this call.
6221
6222If no constant-pool prefix is required, the usual case, this macro need
6223not be defined.
6224
6225@findex ASM_OUTPUT_SPECIAL_POOL_ENTRY
6226@item ASM_OUTPUT_SPECIAL_POOL_ENTRY (@var{file}, @var{x}, @var{mode}, @var{align}, @var{labelno}, @var{jumpto})
6227A C statement (with or without semicolon) to output a constant in the
6228constant pool, if it needs special treatment. (This macro need not do
6229anything for RTL expressions that can be output normally.)
6230
6231The argument @var{file} is the standard I/O stream to output the
6232assembler code on. @var{x} is the RTL expression for the constant to
6233output, and @var{mode} is the machine mode (in case @var{x} is a
6234@samp{const_int}). @var{align} is the required alignment for the value
6235@var{x}; you should output an assembler directive to force this much
6236alignment.
6237
6238The argument @var{labelno} is a number to use in an internal label for
6239the address of this pool entry. The definition of this macro is
6240responsible for outputting the label definition at the proper place.
6241Here is how to do this:
6242
6243@example
6244ASM_OUTPUT_INTERNAL_LABEL (@var{file}, "LC", @var{labelno});
6245@end example
6246
6247When you output a pool entry specially, you should end with a
6248@code{goto} to the label @var{jumpto}. This will prevent the same pool
6249entry from being output a second time in the usual manner.
6250
6251You need not define this macro if it would do nothing.
6252
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6253@findex CONSTANT_AFTER_FUNCTION_P
6254@item CONSTANT_AFTER_FUNCTION_P (@var{exp})
6255Define this macro as a C expression which is nonzero if the constant
6256@var{exp}, of type @code{tree}, should be output after the code for a
6257function. The compiler will normally output all constants before the
161d7b59 6258function; you need not define this macro if this is OK@.
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6259
6260@findex ASM_OUTPUT_POOL_EPILOGUE
6261@item ASM_OUTPUT_POOL_EPILOGUE (@var{file} @var{funname} @var{fundecl} @var{size})
6262A C statement to output assembler commands to at the end of the constant
6263pool for a function. @var{funname} is a string giving the name of the
6264function. Should the return type of the function be required, you can
6265obtain it via @var{fundecl}. @var{size} is the size, in bytes, of the
a3a15b4d 6266constant pool that GCC wrote immediately before this call.
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6267
6268If no constant-pool epilogue is required, the usual case, you need not
6269define this macro.
6270
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6271@findex IS_ASM_LOGICAL_LINE_SEPARATOR
6272@item IS_ASM_LOGICAL_LINE_SEPARATOR (@var{C})
6273Define this macro as a C expression which is nonzero if @var{C} is
6274used as a logical line separator by the assembler.
6275
6276If you do not define this macro, the default is that only
6277the character @samp{;} is treated as a logical line separator.
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6278@end table
6279
8ca83838 6280@deftypevr {Target Hook} {const char *} TARGET_ASM_OPEN_PAREN
baed53ac 6281@deftypevrx {Target Hook} {const char *} TARGET_ASM_CLOSE_PAREN
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6282These target hooks are C string constants, describing the syntax in the
6283assembler for grouping arithmetic expressions. If not overridden, they
6284default to normal parentheses, which is correct for most assemblers.
8ca83838 6285@end deftypevr
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6287 These macros are provided by @file{real.h} for writing the definitions
6288of @code{ASM_OUTPUT_DOUBLE} and the like:
6289
6290@table @code
6291@item REAL_VALUE_TO_TARGET_SINGLE (@var{x}, @var{l})
6292@itemx REAL_VALUE_TO_TARGET_DOUBLE (@var{x}, @var{l})
6293@itemx REAL_VALUE_TO_TARGET_LONG_DOUBLE (@var{x}, @var{l})
6294@findex REAL_VALUE_TO_TARGET_SINGLE
6295@findex REAL_VALUE_TO_TARGET_DOUBLE
6296@findex REAL_VALUE_TO_TARGET_LONG_DOUBLE
6297These translate @var{x}, of type @code{REAL_VALUE_TYPE}, to the target's
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6298floating point representation, and store its bit pattern in the variable
6299@var{l}. For @code{REAL_VALUE_TO_TARGET_SINGLE}, this variable should
6300be a simple @code{long int}. For the others, it should be an array of
6301@code{long int}. The number of elements in this array is determined by
6302the size of the desired target floating point data type: 32 bits of it
6303go in each @code{long int} array element. Each array element holds 32
6304bits of the result, even if @code{long int} is wider than 32 bits on the
6305host machine.
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6306
6307The array element values are designed so that you can print them out
6308using @code{fprintf} in the order they should appear in the target
6309machine's memory.
6310
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6312@findex REAL_VALUE_TO_DECIMAL
6313This macro converts @var{x}, of type @code{REAL_VALUE_TYPE}, to a
6314decimal number and stores it as a string into @var{string}.
6315You must pass, as @var{string}, the address of a long enough block
6316of space to hold the result.
6317
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6318The argument @var{digits} is the number of decimal digits to print,
6319or @minus{}1 to indicate ``enough'', i.e. @code{DECIMAL_DIG} for
6320for the target.
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6321@end table
6322
6323@node Uninitialized Data
6324@subsection Output of Uninitialized Variables
6325
6326Each of the macros in this section is used to do the whole job of
6327outputting a single uninitialized variable.
6328
6329@table @code
6330@findex ASM_OUTPUT_COMMON
6331@item ASM_OUTPUT_COMMON (@var{stream}, @var{name}, @var{size}, @var{rounded})
6332A C statement (sans semicolon) to output to the stdio stream
6333@var{stream} the assembler definition of a common-label named
6334@var{name} whose size is @var{size} bytes. The variable @var{rounded}
6335is the size rounded up to whatever alignment the caller wants.
6336
6337Use the expression @code{assemble_name (@var{stream}, @var{name})} to
6338output the name itself; before and after that, output the additional
6339assembler syntax for defining the name, and a newline.
6340
6341This macro controls how the assembler definitions of uninitialized
6342common global variables are output.
6343
6344@findex ASM_OUTPUT_ALIGNED_COMMON
6345@item ASM_OUTPUT_ALIGNED_COMMON (@var{stream}, @var{name}, @var{size}, @var{alignment})
6346Like @code{ASM_OUTPUT_COMMON} except takes the required alignment as a
6347separate, explicit argument. If you define this macro, it is used in
6348place of @code{ASM_OUTPUT_COMMON}, and gives you more flexibility in
6349handling the required alignment of the variable. The alignment is specified
6350as the number of bits.
6351
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6352@findex ASM_OUTPUT_ALIGNED_DECL_COMMON
6353@item ASM_OUTPUT_ALIGNED_DECL_COMMON (@var{stream}, @var{decl}, @var{name}, @var{size}, @var{alignment})
6354Like @code{ASM_OUTPUT_ALIGNED_COMMON} except that @var{decl} of the
6355variable to be output, if there is one, or @code{NULL_TREE} if there
8760eaae 6356is no corresponding variable. If you define this macro, GCC will use it
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6357in place of both @code{ASM_OUTPUT_COMMON} and
6358@code{ASM_OUTPUT_ALIGNED_COMMON}. Define this macro when you need to see
6359the variable's decl in order to chose what to output.
6360
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6361@findex ASM_OUTPUT_SHARED_COMMON
6362@item ASM_OUTPUT_SHARED_COMMON (@var{stream}, @var{name}, @var{size}, @var{rounded})
6363If defined, it is similar to @code{ASM_OUTPUT_COMMON}, except that it
6364is used when @var{name} is shared. If not defined, @code{ASM_OUTPUT_COMMON}
6365will be used.
6366
6367@findex ASM_OUTPUT_BSS
6368@item ASM_OUTPUT_BSS (@var{stream}, @var{decl}, @var{name}, @var{size}, @var{rounded})
6369A C statement (sans semicolon) to output to the stdio stream
6370@var{stream} the assembler definition of uninitialized global @var{decl} named
6371@var{name} whose size is @var{size} bytes. The variable @var{rounded}
6372is the size rounded up to whatever alignment the caller wants.
6373
6374Try to use function @code{asm_output_bss} defined in @file{varasm.c} when
6375defining this macro. If unable, use the expression
6376@code{assemble_name (@var{stream}, @var{name})} to output the name itself;
6377before and after that, output the additional assembler syntax for defining
6378the name, and a newline.
6379
6380This macro controls how the assembler definitions of uninitialized global
6381variables are output. This macro exists to properly support languages like
aee96fe9 6382C++ which do not have @code{common} data. However, this macro currently
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6383is not defined for all targets. If this macro and
6384@code{ASM_OUTPUT_ALIGNED_BSS} are not defined then @code{ASM_OUTPUT_COMMON}
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6385or @code{ASM_OUTPUT_ALIGNED_COMMON} or
6386@code{ASM_OUTPUT_ALIGNED_DECL_COMMON} is used.
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6387
6388@findex ASM_OUTPUT_ALIGNED_BSS
6389@item ASM_OUTPUT_ALIGNED_BSS (@var{stream}, @var{decl}, @var{name}, @var{size}, @var{alignment})
6390Like @code{ASM_OUTPUT_BSS} except takes the required alignment as a
6391separate, explicit argument. If you define this macro, it is used in
6392place of @code{ASM_OUTPUT_BSS}, and gives you more flexibility in
6393handling the required alignment of the variable. The alignment is specified
6394as the number of bits.
6395
6396Try to use function @code{asm_output_aligned_bss} defined in file
6397@file{varasm.c} when defining this macro.
6398
6399@findex ASM_OUTPUT_SHARED_BSS
6400@item ASM_OUTPUT_SHARED_BSS (@var{stream}, @var{decl}, @var{name}, @var{size}, @var{rounded})
6401If defined, it is similar to @code{ASM_OUTPUT_BSS}, except that it
6402is used when @var{name} is shared. If not defined, @code{ASM_OUTPUT_BSS}
6403will be used.
6404
6405@findex ASM_OUTPUT_LOCAL
6406@item ASM_OUTPUT_LOCAL (@var{stream}, @var{name}, @var{size}, @var{rounded})
6407A C statement (sans semicolon) to output to the stdio stream
6408@var{stream} the assembler definition of a local-common-label named
6409@var{name} whose size is @var{size} bytes. The variable @var{rounded}
6410is the size rounded up to whatever alignment the caller wants.
6411
6412Use the expression @code{assemble_name (@var{stream}, @var{name})} to
6413output the name itself; before and after that, output the additional
6414assembler syntax for defining the name, and a newline.
6415
6416This macro controls how the assembler definitions of uninitialized
6417static variables are output.
6418
6419@findex ASM_OUTPUT_ALIGNED_LOCAL
6420@item ASM_OUTPUT_ALIGNED_LOCAL (@var{stream}, @var{name}, @var{size}, @var{alignment})
6421Like @code{ASM_OUTPUT_LOCAL} except takes the required alignment as a
6422separate, explicit argument. If you define this macro, it is used in
6423place of @code{ASM_OUTPUT_LOCAL}, and gives you more flexibility in
6424handling the required alignment of the variable. The alignment is specified
6425as the number of bits.
6426
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6427@findex ASM_OUTPUT_ALIGNED_DECL_LOCAL
6428@item ASM_OUTPUT_ALIGNED_DECL_LOCAL (@var{stream}, @var{decl}, @var{name}, @var{size}, @var{alignment})
6429Like @code{ASM_OUTPUT_ALIGNED_DECL} except that @var{decl} of the
6430variable to be output, if there is one, or @code{NULL_TREE} if there
8760eaae 6431is no corresponding variable. If you define this macro, GCC will use it
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6432in place of both @code{ASM_OUTPUT_DECL} and
6433@code{ASM_OUTPUT_ALIGNED_DECL}. Define this macro when you need to see
6434the variable's decl in order to chose what to output.
6435
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6436@findex ASM_OUTPUT_SHARED_LOCAL
6437@item ASM_OUTPUT_SHARED_LOCAL (@var{stream}, @var{name}, @var{size}, @var{rounded})
6438If defined, it is similar to @code{ASM_OUTPUT_LOCAL}, except that it
6439is used when @var{name} is shared. If not defined, @code{ASM_OUTPUT_LOCAL}
6440will be used.
6441@end table
6442
6443@node Label Output
6444@subsection Output and Generation of Labels
6445
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6447This is about outputting labels.
6448
6449@table @code
6450@findex ASM_OUTPUT_LABEL
6451@findex assemble_name
6452@item ASM_OUTPUT_LABEL (@var{stream}, @var{name})
6453A C statement (sans semicolon) to output to the stdio stream
6454@var{stream} the assembler definition of a label named @var{name}.
6455Use the expression @code{assemble_name (@var{stream}, @var{name})} to
6456output the name itself; before and after that, output the additional
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6457assembler syntax for defining the name, and a newline. A default
6458definition of this macro is provided which is correct for most systems.
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6460@findex SIZE_ASM_OP
6461@item SIZE_ASM_OP
6462A C string containing the appropriate assembler directive to specify the
6463size of a symbol, without any arguments. On systems that use ELF, the
6464default (in @file{config/elfos.h}) is @samp{"\t.size\t"}; on other
6465systems, the default is not to define this macro.
6466
6467Define this macro only if it is correct to use the default definitions
6468of @code{ASM_OUTPUT_SIZE_DIRECTIVE} and @code{ASM_OUTPUT_MEASURED_SIZE}
6469for your system. If you need your own custom definitions of those
6470macros, or if you do not need explicit symbol sizes at all, do not
6471define this macro.
6472
6473@findex ASM_OUTPUT_SIZE_DIRECTIVE
6474@item ASM_OUTPUT_SIZE_DIRECTIVE (@var{stream}, @var{name}, @var{size})
6475A C statement (sans semicolon) to output to the stdio stream
6476@var{stream} a directive telling the assembler that the size of the
6477symbol @var{name} is @var{size}. @var{size} is a @code{HOST_WIDE_INT}.
6478If you define @code{SIZE_ASM_OP}, a default definition of this macro is
6479provided.
6480
6481@findex ASM_OUTPUT_MEASURED_SIZE
99086d59 6482@item ASM_OUTPUT_MEASURED_SIZE (@var{stream}, @var{name})
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6483A C statement (sans semicolon) to output to the stdio stream
6484@var{stream} a directive telling the assembler to calculate the size of
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6485the symbol @var{name} by subtracting its address from the current
6486address.
6487
6488If you define @code{SIZE_ASM_OP}, a default definition of this macro is
6489provided. The default assumes that the assembler recognizes a special
6490@samp{.} symbol as referring to the current address, and can calculate
6491the difference between this and another symbol. If your assembler does
6492not recognize @samp{.} or cannot do calculations with it, you will need
6493to redefine @code{ASM_OUTPUT_MEASURED_SIZE} to use some other technique.
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6494
6495@findex TYPE_ASM_OP
6496@item TYPE_ASM_OP
6497A C string containing the appropriate assembler directive to specify the
6498type of a symbol, without any arguments. On systems that use ELF, the
6499default (in @file{config/elfos.h}) is @samp{"\t.type\t"}; on other
6500systems, the default is not to define this macro.
6501
6502Define this macro only if it is correct to use the default definition of
6503@code{ASM_OUTPUT_TYPE_DIRECTIVE} for your system. If you need your own
6504custom definition of this macro, or if you do not need explicit symbol
6505types at all, do not define this macro.
6506
6507@findex TYPE_OPERAND_FMT
6508@item TYPE_OPERAND_FMT
6509A C string which specifies (using @code{printf} syntax) the format of
6510the second operand to @code{TYPE_ASM_OP}. On systems that use ELF, the
6511default (in @file{config/elfos.h}) is @samp{"@@%s"}; on other systems,
6512the default is not to define this macro.
6513
6514Define this macro only if it is correct to use the default definition of
6515@code{ASM_OUTPUT_TYPE_DIRECTIVE} for your system. If you need your own
6516custom definition of this macro, or if you do not need explicit symbol
6517types at all, do not define this macro.
6518
6519@findex ASM_OUTPUT_TYPE_DIRECTIVE
6520@item ASM_OUTPUT_TYPE_DIRECTIVE (@var{stream}, @var{type})
6521A C statement (sans semicolon) to output to the stdio stream
6522@var{stream} a directive telling the assembler that the type of the
6523symbol @var{name} is @var{type}. @var{type} is a C string; currently,
6524that string is always either @samp{"function"} or @samp{"object"}, but
6525you should not count on this.
6526
6527If you define @code{TYPE_ASM_OP} and @code{TYPE_OPERAND_FMT}, a default
6528definition of this macro is provided.
6529
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6530@findex ASM_DECLARE_FUNCTION_NAME
6531@item ASM_DECLARE_FUNCTION_NAME (@var{stream}, @var{name}, @var{decl})
6532A C statement (sans semicolon) to output to the stdio stream
6533@var{stream} any text necessary for declaring the name @var{name} of a
6534function which is being defined. This macro is responsible for
6535outputting the label definition (perhaps using
6536@code{ASM_OUTPUT_LABEL}). The argument @var{decl} is the
6537@code{FUNCTION_DECL} tree node representing the function.
6538
6539If this macro is not defined, then the function name is defined in the
6540usual manner as a label (by means of @code{ASM_OUTPUT_LABEL}).
6541
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6542You may wish to use @code{ASM_OUTPUT_TYPE_DIRECTIVE} in the definition
6543of this macro.
6544
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6545@findex ASM_DECLARE_FUNCTION_SIZE
6546@item ASM_DECLARE_FUNCTION_SIZE (@var{stream}, @var{name}, @var{decl})
6547A C statement (sans semicolon) to output to the stdio stream
6548@var{stream} any text necessary for declaring the size of a function
6549which is being defined. The argument @var{name} is the name of the
6550function. The argument @var{decl} is the @code{FUNCTION_DECL} tree node
6551representing the function.
6552
6553If this macro is not defined, then the function size is not defined.
6554
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6555You may wish to use @code{ASM_OUTPUT_MEASURED_SIZE} in the definition
6556of this macro.
6557
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6558@findex ASM_DECLARE_OBJECT_NAME
6559@item ASM_DECLARE_OBJECT_NAME (@var{stream}, @var{name}, @var{decl})
6560A C statement (sans semicolon) to output to the stdio stream
6561@var{stream} any text necessary for declaring the name @var{name} of an
6562initialized variable which is being defined. This macro must output the
6563label definition (perhaps using @code{ASM_OUTPUT_LABEL}). The argument
6564@var{decl} is the @code{VAR_DECL} tree node representing the variable.
6565
6566If this macro is not defined, then the variable name is defined in the
6567usual manner as a label (by means of @code{ASM_OUTPUT_LABEL}).
6568
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6569You may wish to use @code{ASM_OUTPUT_TYPE_DIRECTIVE} and/or
6570@code{ASM_OUTPUT_SIZE_DIRECTIVE} in the definition of this macro.
6571
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6572@findex ASM_DECLARE_REGISTER_GLOBAL
6573@item ASM_DECLARE_REGISTER_GLOBAL (@var{stream}, @var{decl}, @var{regno}, @var{name})
6574A C statement (sans semicolon) to output to the stdio stream
6575@var{stream} any text necessary for claiming a register @var{regno}
6576for a global variable @var{decl} with name @var{name}.
6577
6578If you don't define this macro, that is equivalent to defining it to do
6579nothing.
6580
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6581@findex ASM_FINISH_DECLARE_OBJECT
6582@item ASM_FINISH_DECLARE_OBJECT (@var{stream}, @var{decl}, @var{toplevel}, @var{atend})
6583A C statement (sans semicolon) to finish up declaring a variable name
6584once the compiler has processed its initializer fully and thus has had a
6585chance to determine the size of an array when controlled by an
6586initializer. This is used on systems where it's necessary to declare
6587something about the size of the object.
6588
6589If you don't define this macro, that is equivalent to defining it to do
6590nothing.
6591
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6592You may wish to use @code{ASM_OUTPUT_SIZE_DIRECTIVE} and/or
6593@code{ASM_OUTPUT_MEASURED_SIZE} in the definition of this macro.
b65d23aa 6594@end table
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6596@deftypefn {Target Hook} void TARGET_ASM_GLOBALIZE_LABEL (FILE *@var{stream}, const char *@var{name})
6597This target hook is a function to output to the stdio stream
feca2ed3 6598@var{stream} some commands that will make the label @var{name} global;
5eb99654 6599that is, available for reference from other files.
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6601The default implementation relies on a proper definition of
6602@code{GLOBAL_ASM_OP}.
b65d23aa 6603@end deftypefn
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b65d23aa 6605@table @code
feca2ed3 6606@findex ASM_WEAKEN_LABEL
79c4e63f 6607@item ASM_WEAKEN_LABEL (@var{stream}, @var{name})
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6608A C statement (sans semicolon) to output to the stdio stream
6609@var{stream} some commands that will make the label @var{name} weak;
6610that is, available for reference from other files but only used if
6611no other definition is available. Use the expression
6612@code{assemble_name (@var{stream}, @var{name})} to output the name
6613itself; before and after that, output the additional assembler syntax
6614for making that name weak, and a newline.
6615
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6616If you don't define this macro or @code{ASM_WEAKEN_DECL}, GCC will not
6617support weak symbols and you should not define the @code{SUPPORTS_WEAK}
6618macro.
6619
6620@findex ASM_WEAKEN_DECL
6621@item ASM_WEAKEN_DECL (@var{stream}, @var{decl}, @var{name}, @var{value})
6622Combines (and replaces) the function of @code{ASM_WEAKEN_LABEL} and
6623@code{ASM_OUTPUT_WEAK_ALIAS}, allowing access to the associated function
6624or variable decl. If @var{value} is not @code{NULL}, this C statement
6625should output to the stdio stream @var{stream} assembler code which
6626defines (equates) the weak symbol @var{name} to have the value
6627@var{value}. If @var{value} is @code{NULL}, it should output commands
6628to make @var{name} weak.
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6629
6630@findex SUPPORTS_WEAK
6631@item SUPPORTS_WEAK
6632A C expression which evaluates to true if the target supports weak symbols.
6633
6634If you don't define this macro, @file{defaults.h} provides a default
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6635definition. If either @code{ASM_WEAKEN_LABEL} or @code{ASM_WEAKEN_DECL}
6636is defined, the default definition is @samp{1}; otherwise, it is
6637@samp{0}. Define this macro if you want to control weak symbol support
6638with a compiler flag such as @option{-melf}.
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6639
6640@findex MAKE_DECL_ONE_ONLY (@var{decl})
6641@item MAKE_DECL_ONE_ONLY
6642A C statement (sans semicolon) to mark @var{decl} to be emitted as a
6643public symbol such that extra copies in multiple translation units will
6644be discarded by the linker. Define this macro if your object file
6645format provides support for this concept, such as the @samp{COMDAT}
6646section flags in the Microsoft Windows PE/COFF format, and this support
6647requires changes to @var{decl}, such as putting it in a separate section.
6648
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6649@findex SUPPORTS_ONE_ONLY
6650@item SUPPORTS_ONE_ONLY
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6651A C expression which evaluates to true if the target supports one-only
6652semantics.
6653
6654If you don't define this macro, @file{varasm.c} provides a default
6655definition. If @code{MAKE_DECL_ONE_ONLY} is defined, the default
6656definition is @samp{1}; otherwise, it is @samp{0}. Define this macro if
e9a25f70 6657you want to control one-only symbol support with a compiler flag, or if
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6658setting the @code{DECL_ONE_ONLY} flag is enough to mark a declaration to
6659be emitted as one-only.
6660
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6661@deftypefn {Target Hook} void TARGET_ASM_ASSEMBLE_VISIBILITY (tree @var{decl}, const char *@var{visibility})
6662This target hook is a function to output to @var{asm_out_file} some
6663commands that will make the symbol(s) associated with @var{decl} have
6664hidden, protected or internal visibility as specified by @var{visibility}.
6665@end deftypefn
6666
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6667@findex ASM_OUTPUT_EXTERNAL
6668@item ASM_OUTPUT_EXTERNAL (@var{stream}, @var{decl}, @var{name})
6669A C statement (sans semicolon) to output to the stdio stream
6670@var{stream} any text necessary for declaring the name of an external
6671symbol named @var{name} which is referenced in this compilation but
6672not defined. The value of @var{decl} is the tree node for the
6673declaration.
6674
6675This macro need not be defined if it does not need to output anything.
6676The GNU assembler and most Unix assemblers don't require anything.
6677
6678@findex ASM_OUTPUT_EXTERNAL_LIBCALL
6679@item ASM_OUTPUT_EXTERNAL_LIBCALL (@var{stream}, @var{symref})
6680A C statement (sans semicolon) to output on @var{stream} an assembler
6681pseudo-op to declare a library function name external. The name of the
6682library function is given by @var{symref}, which has type @code{rtx} and
6683is a @code{symbol_ref}.
6684
6685This macro need not be defined if it does not need to output anything.
6686The GNU assembler and most Unix assemblers don't require anything.
6687
6688@findex ASM_OUTPUT_LABELREF
6689@item ASM_OUTPUT_LABELREF (@var{stream}, @var{name})
6690A C statement (sans semicolon) to output to the stdio stream
6691@var{stream} a reference in assembler syntax to a label named
6692@var{name}. This should add @samp{_} to the front of the name, if that
6693is customary on your operating system, as it is in most Berkeley Unix
6694systems. This macro is used in @code{assemble_name}.
6695
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6696@findex ASM_OUTPUT_SYMBOL_REF
6697@item ASM_OUTPUT_SYMBOL_REF (@var{stream}, @var{sym})
6698A C statement (sans semicolon) to output a reference to
2f0b7af6 6699@code{SYMBOL_REF} @var{sym}. If not defined, @code{assemble_name}
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6700will be used to output the name of the symbol. This macro may be used
6701to modify the way a symbol is referenced depending on information
fb49053f 6702encoded by @code{TARGET_ENCODE_SECTION_INFO}.
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6704@findex ASM_OUTPUT_LABEL_REF
6705@item ASM_OUTPUT_LABEL_REF (@var{stream}, @var{buf})
6706A C statement (sans semicolon) to output a reference to @var{buf}, the
4226378a 6707result of @code{ASM_GENERATE_INTERNAL_LABEL}. If not defined,
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6708@code{assemble_name} will be used to output the name of the symbol.
6709This macro is not used by @code{output_asm_label}, or the @code{%l}
6710specifier that calls it; the intention is that this macro should be set
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6711when it is necessary to output a label differently when its address is
6712being taken.
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6714@findex ASM_OUTPUT_INTERNAL_LABEL
6715@item ASM_OUTPUT_INTERNAL_LABEL (@var{stream}, @var{prefix}, @var{num})
6716A C statement to output to the stdio stream @var{stream} a label whose
6717name is made from the string @var{prefix} and the number @var{num}.
6718
6719It is absolutely essential that these labels be distinct from the labels
6720used for user-level functions and variables. Otherwise, certain programs
6721will have name conflicts with internal labels.
6722
6723It is desirable to exclude internal labels from the symbol table of the
6724object file. Most assemblers have a naming convention for labels that
6725should be excluded; on many systems, the letter @samp{L} at the
6726beginning of a label has this effect. You should find out what
6727convention your system uses, and follow it.
6728
6729The usual definition of this macro is as follows:
6730
6731@example
6732fprintf (@var{stream}, "L%s%d:\n", @var{prefix}, @var{num})
6733@end example
6734
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6735@findex ASM_OUTPUT_DEBUG_LABEL
6736@item ASM_OUTPUT_DEBUG_LABEL (@var{stream}, @var{prefix}, @var{num})
6737A C statement to output to the stdio stream @var{stream} a debug info
6738label whose name is made from the string @var{prefix} and the number
6739@var{num}. This is useful for VLIW targets, where debug info labels
6740may need to be treated differently than branch target labels. On some
6741systems, branch target labels must be at the beginning of instruction
6742bundles, but debug info labels can occur in the middle of instruction
6743bundles.
6744
6745If this macro is not defined, then @code{ASM_OUTPUT_INTERNAL_LABEL} will be
6746used.
6747
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6748@findex ASM_GENERATE_INTERNAL_LABEL
6749@item ASM_GENERATE_INTERNAL_LABEL (@var{string}, @var{prefix}, @var{num})
6750A C statement to store into the string @var{string} a label whose name
6751is made from the string @var{prefix} and the number @var{num}.
6752
6753This string, when output subsequently by @code{assemble_name}, should
6754produce the output that @code{ASM_OUTPUT_INTERNAL_LABEL} would produce
6755with the same @var{prefix} and @var{num}.
6756
6757If the string begins with @samp{*}, then @code{assemble_name} will
6758output the rest of the string unchanged. It is often convenient for
6759@code{ASM_GENERATE_INTERNAL_LABEL} to use @samp{*} in this way. If the
6760string doesn't start with @samp{*}, then @code{ASM_OUTPUT_LABELREF} gets
6761to output the string, and may change it. (Of course,
6762@code{ASM_OUTPUT_LABELREF} is also part of your machine description, so
6763you should know what it does on your machine.)
6764
6765@findex ASM_FORMAT_PRIVATE_NAME
6766@item ASM_FORMAT_PRIVATE_NAME (@var{outvar}, @var{name}, @var{number})
6767A C expression to assign to @var{outvar} (which is a variable of type
6768@code{char *}) a newly allocated string made from the string
6769@var{name} and the number @var{number}, with some suitable punctuation
6770added. Use @code{alloca} to get space for the string.
6771
6772The string will be used as an argument to @code{ASM_OUTPUT_LABELREF} to
6773produce an assembler label for an internal static variable whose name is
6774@var{name}. Therefore, the string must be such as to result in valid
6775assembler code. The argument @var{number} is different each time this
6776macro is executed; it prevents conflicts between similarly-named
6777internal static variables in different scopes.
6778
6779Ideally this string should not be a valid C identifier, to prevent any
6780conflict with the user's own symbols. Most assemblers allow periods
6781or percent signs in assembler symbols; putting at least one of these
6782between the name and the number will suffice.
6783
6784@findex ASM_OUTPUT_DEF
6785@item ASM_OUTPUT_DEF (@var{stream}, @var{name}, @var{value})
6786A C statement to output to the stdio stream @var{stream} assembler code
6787which defines (equates) the symbol @var{name} to have the value @var{value}.
6788
203cb4ef 6789@findex SET_ASM_OP
aee96fe9 6790If @code{SET_ASM_OP} is defined, a default definition is provided which is
feca2ed3 6791correct for most systems.
810e3c45 6792
e4faf1eb 6793@findex ASM_OUTPUT_DEF_FROM_DECLS
8760eaae 6794@item ASM_OUTPUT_DEF_FROM_DECLS (@var{stream}, @var{decl_of_name}, @var{decl_of_value})
e4faf1eb 6795A C statement to output to the stdio stream @var{stream} assembler code
3b7a2e58 6796which defines (equates) the symbol whose tree node is @var{decl_of_name}
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6797to have the value of the tree node @var{decl_of_value}. This macro will
6798be used in preference to @samp{ASM_OUTPUT_DEF} if it is defined and if
6799the tree nodes are available.
6800
203cb4ef 6801@findex SET_ASM_OP
aee96fe9 6802If @code{SET_ASM_OP} is defined, a default definition is provided which is
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6803correct for most systems.
6804
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6805@findex ASM_OUTPUT_WEAK_ALIAS
6806@item ASM_OUTPUT_WEAK_ALIAS (@var{stream}, @var{name}, @var{value})
6807A C statement to output to the stdio stream @var{stream} assembler code
6808which defines (equates) the weak symbol @var{name} to have the value
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6809@var{value}. If @var{value} is @code{NULL}, it defines @var{name} as
6810an undefined weak symbol.
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6811
6812Define this macro if the target only supports weak aliases; define
aee96fe9 6813@code{ASM_OUTPUT_DEF} instead if possible.
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6815@findex OBJC_GEN_METHOD_LABEL
6816@item OBJC_GEN_METHOD_LABEL (@var{buf}, @var{is_inst}, @var{class_name}, @var{cat_name}, @var{sel_name})
6817Define this macro to override the default assembler names used for
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6819
6820The default name is a unique method number followed by the name of the
6821class (e.g.@: @samp{_1_Foo}). For methods in categories, the name of
6822the category is also included in the assembler name (e.g.@:
6823@samp{_1_Foo_Bar}).
6824
6825These names are safe on most systems, but make debugging difficult since
6826the method's selector is not present in the name. Therefore, particular
6827systems define other ways of computing names.
6828
6829@var{buf} is an expression of type @code{char *} which gives you a
6830buffer in which to store the name; its length is as long as
6831@var{class_name}, @var{cat_name} and @var{sel_name} put together, plus
683250 characters extra.
6833
6834The argument @var{is_inst} specifies whether the method is an instance
6835method or a class method; @var{class_name} is the name of the class;
59d42021 6836@var{cat_name} is the name of the category (or @code{NULL} if the method is not
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6837in a category); and @var{sel_name} is the name of the selector.
6838
6839On systems where the assembler can handle quoted names, you can use this
6840macro to provide more human-readable names.
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6842@findex ASM_DECLARE_CLASS_REFERENCE
6843@item ASM_DECLARE_CLASS_REFERENCE (@var{stream}, @var{name})
6844A C statement (sans semicolon) to output to the stdio stream
6845@var{stream} commands to declare that the label @var{name} is an
6846Objective-C class reference. This is only needed for targets whose
6847linkers have special support for NeXT-style runtimes.
6848
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6849@findex ASM_DECLARE_UNRESOLVED_REFERENCE
6850@item ASM_DECLARE_UNRESOLVED_REFERENCE (@var{stream}, @var{name})
6851A C statement (sans semicolon) to output to the stdio stream
6852@var{stream} commands to declare that the label @var{name} is an
6853unresolved Objective-C class reference. This is only needed for targets
6854whose linkers have special support for NeXT-style runtimes.
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6855@end table
6856
6857@node Initialization
6858@subsection How Initialization Functions Are Handled
6859@cindex initialization routines
6860@cindex termination routines
6861@cindex constructors, output of
6862@cindex destructors, output of
6863
6864The compiled code for certain languages includes @dfn{constructors}
6865(also called @dfn{initialization routines})---functions to initialize
6866data in the program when the program is started. These functions need
6867to be called before the program is ``started''---that is to say, before
6868@code{main} is called.
6869
6870Compiling some languages generates @dfn{destructors} (also called
6871@dfn{termination routines}) that should be called when the program
6872terminates.
6873
6874To make the initialization and termination functions work, the compiler
6875must output something in the assembler code to cause those functions to
6876be called at the appropriate time. When you port the compiler to a new
6877system, you need to specify how to do this.
6878
6879There are two major ways that GCC currently supports the execution of
6880initialization and termination functions. Each way has two variants.
6881Much of the structure is common to all four variations.
6882
6883@findex __CTOR_LIST__
6884@findex __DTOR_LIST__
6885The linker must build two lists of these functions---a list of
6886initialization functions, called @code{__CTOR_LIST__}, and a list of
6887termination functions, called @code{__DTOR_LIST__}.
6888
6889Each list always begins with an ignored function pointer (which may hold
68900, @minus{}1, or a count of the function pointers after it, depending on
6891the environment). This is followed by a series of zero or more function
6892pointers to constructors (or destructors), followed by a function
6893pointer containing zero.
6894
6895Depending on the operating system and its executable file format, either
6896@file{crtstuff.c} or @file{libgcc2.c} traverses these lists at startup
6897time and exit time. Constructors are called in reverse order of the
6898list; destructors in forward order.
6899
6900The best way to handle static constructors works only for object file
6901formats which provide arbitrarily-named sections. A section is set
6902aside for a list of constructors, and another for a list of destructors.
6903Traditionally these are called @samp{.ctors} and @samp{.dtors}. Each
6904object file that defines an initialization function also puts a word in
6905the constructor section to point to that function. The linker
6906accumulates all these words into one contiguous @samp{.ctors} section.
6907Termination functions are handled similarly.
6908
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6909This method will be chosen as the default by @file{target-def.h} if
6910@code{TARGET_ASM_NAMED_SECTION} is defined. A target that does not
f282ffb3 6911support arbitrary sections, but does support special designated
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6912constructor and destructor sections may define @code{CTORS_SECTION_ASM_OP}
6913and @code{DTORS_SECTION_ASM_OP} to achieve the same effect.
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6914
6915When arbitrary sections are available, there are two variants, depending
6916upon how the code in @file{crtstuff.c} is called. On systems that
2cc07db4 6917support a @dfn{.init} section which is executed at program startup,
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6918parts of @file{crtstuff.c} are compiled into that section. The
6919program is linked by the @code{gcc} driver like this:
6920
6921@example
2cc07db4 6922ld -o @var{output_file} crti.o crtbegin.o @dots{} -lgcc crtend.o crtn.o
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6923@end example
6924
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6925The prologue of a function (@code{__init}) appears in the @code{.init}
6926section of @file{crti.o}; the epilogue appears in @file{crtn.o}. Likewise
6927for the function @code{__fini} in the @dfn{.fini} section. Normally these
6928files are provided by the operating system or by the GNU C library, but
6929are provided by GCC for a few targets.
6930
6931The objects @file{crtbegin.o} and @file{crtend.o} are (for most targets)
6932compiled from @file{crtstuff.c}. They contain, among other things, code
6933fragments within the @code{.init} and @code{.fini} sections that branch
6934to routines in the @code{.text} section. The linker will pull all parts
6935of a section together, which results in a complete @code{__init} function
6936that invokes the routines we need at startup.
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6937
6938To use this variant, you must define the @code{INIT_SECTION_ASM_OP}
6939macro properly.
6940
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6941If no init section is available, when GCC compiles any function called
6942@code{main} (or more accurately, any function designated as a program
6943entry point by the language front end calling @code{expand_main_function}),
6944it inserts a procedure call to @code{__main} as the first executable code
6945after the function prologue. The @code{__main} function is defined
6946in @file{libgcc2.c} and runs the global constructors.
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6947
6948In file formats that don't support arbitrary sections, there are again
6949two variants. In the simplest variant, the GNU linker (GNU @code{ld})
6950and an `a.out' format must be used. In this case,
2cc07db4 6951@code{TARGET_ASM_CONSTRUCTOR} is defined to produce a @code{.stabs}
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6952entry of type @samp{N_SETT}, referencing the name @code{__CTOR_LIST__},
6953and with the address of the void function containing the initialization
6954code as its value. The GNU linker recognizes this as a request to add
2cc07db4 6955the value to a @dfn{set}; the values are accumulated, and are eventually
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6956placed in the executable as a vector in the format described above, with
6957a leading (ignored) count and a trailing zero element.
2cc07db4 6958@code{TARGET_ASM_DESTRUCTOR} is handled similarly. Since no init
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6959section is available, the absence of @code{INIT_SECTION_ASM_OP} causes
6960the compilation of @code{main} to call @code{__main} as above, starting
6961the initialization process.
6962
6963The last variant uses neither arbitrary sections nor the GNU linker.
6964This is preferable when you want to do dynamic linking and when using
161d7b59 6965file formats which the GNU linker does not support, such as `ECOFF'@. In
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6966this case, @code{TARGET_HAVE_CTORS_DTORS} is false, initialization and
6967termination functions are recognized simply by their names. This requires
6968an extra program in the linkage step, called @command{collect2}. This program
6969pretends to be the linker, for use with GCC; it does its job by running
6970the ordinary linker, but also arranges to include the vectors of
6971initialization and termination functions. These functions are called
6972via @code{__main} as described above. In order to use this method,
6973@code{use_collect2} must be defined in the target in @file{config.gcc}.
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6974
6975@ifinfo
6976The following section describes the specific macros that control and
6977customize the handling of initialization and termination functions.
6978@end ifinfo
6979
6980@node Macros for Initialization
6981@subsection Macros Controlling Initialization Routines
6982
6983Here are the macros that control how the compiler handles initialization
6984and termination functions:
6985
6986@table @code
6987@findex INIT_SECTION_ASM_OP
6988@item INIT_SECTION_ASM_OP
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6989If defined, a C string constant, including spacing, for the assembler
6990operation to identify the following data as initialization code. If not
6991defined, GCC will assume such a section does not exist. When you are
6992using special sections for initialization and termination functions, this
6993macro also controls how @file{crtstuff.c} and @file{libgcc2.c} arrange to
6994run the initialization functions.
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6995
6996@item HAS_INIT_SECTION
6997@findex HAS_INIT_SECTION
6998If defined, @code{main} will not call @code{__main} as described above.
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6999This macro should be defined for systems that control start-up code
7000on a symbol-by-symbol basis, such as OSF/1, and should not
7001be defined explicitly for systems that support @code{INIT_SECTION_ASM_OP}.
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7002
7003@item LD_INIT_SWITCH
7004@findex LD_INIT_SWITCH
7005If defined, a C string constant for a switch that tells the linker that
7006the following symbol is an initialization routine.
7007
7008@item LD_FINI_SWITCH
7009@findex LD_FINI_SWITCH
7010If defined, a C string constant for a switch that tells the linker that
7011the following symbol is a finalization routine.
7012
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7013@item COLLECT_SHARED_INIT_FUNC (@var{stream}, @var{func})
7014If defined, a C statement that will write a function that can be
7015automatically called when a shared library is loaded. The function
7016should call @var{func}, which takes no arguments. If not defined, and
7017the object format requires an explicit initialization function, then a
172270b3 7018function called @code{_GLOBAL__DI} will be generated.
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7019
7020This function and the following one are used by collect2 when linking a
f282ffb3 7021shared library that needs constructors or destructors, or has DWARF2
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7022exception tables embedded in the code.
7023
7024@item COLLECT_SHARED_FINI_FUNC (@var{stream}, @var{func})
7025If defined, a C statement that will write a function that can be
7026automatically called when a shared library is unloaded. The function
7027should call @var{func}, which takes no arguments. If not defined, and
7028the object format requires an explicit finalization function, then a
172270b3 7029function called @code{_GLOBAL__DD} will be generated.
414e05cf 7030
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7031@item INVOKE__main
7032@findex INVOKE__main
7033If defined, @code{main} will call @code{__main} despite the presence of
7034@code{INIT_SECTION_ASM_OP}. This macro should be defined for systems
7035where the init section is not actually run automatically, but is still
7036useful for collecting the lists of constructors and destructors.
7037
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7038@item SUPPORTS_INIT_PRIORITY
7039@findex SUPPORTS_INIT_PRIORITY
7040If nonzero, the C++ @code{init_priority} attribute is supported and the
7041compiler should emit instructions to control the order of initialization
7042of objects. If zero, the compiler will issue an error message upon
7043encountering an @code{init_priority} attribute.
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7044@end table
7045
7046@deftypefn {Target Hook} bool TARGET_HAVE_CTORS_DTORS
7047This value is true if the target supports some ``native'' method of
7048collecting constructors and destructors to be run at startup and exit.
7049It is false if we must use @command{collect2}.
7050@end deftypefn
7051
7052@deftypefn {Target Hook} void TARGET_ASM_CONSTRUCTOR (rtx @var{symbol}, int @var{priority})
7053If defined, a function that outputs assembler code to arrange to call
7054the function referenced by @var{symbol} at initialization time.
ea4f1fce 7055
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7056Assume that @var{symbol} is a @code{SYMBOL_REF} for a function taking
7057no arguments and with no return value. If the target supports initialization
7058priorities, @var{priority} is a value between 0 and @code{MAX_INIT_PRIORITY};
7059otherwise it must be @code{DEFAULT_INIT_PRIORITY}.
7060
14976c58 7061If this macro is not defined by the target, a suitable default will
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RH
7062be chosen if (1) the target supports arbitrary section names, (2) the
7063target defines @code{CTORS_SECTION_ASM_OP}, or (3) @code{USE_COLLECT2}
7064is not defined.
7065@end deftypefn
7066
7067@deftypefn {Target Hook} void TARGET_ASM_DESTRUCTOR (rtx @var{symbol}, int @var{priority})
7068This is like @code{TARGET_ASM_CONSTRUCTOR} but used for termination
feca2ed3 7069functions rather than initialization functions.
2cc07db4 7070@end deftypefn
14686fcd 7071
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7072If @code{TARGET_HAVE_CTORS_DTORS} is true, the initialization routine
7073generated for the generated object file will have static linkage.
feca2ed3 7074
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7075If your system uses @command{collect2} as the means of processing
7076constructors, then that program normally uses @command{nm} to scan
7077an object file for constructor functions to be called.
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7078
7079On certain kinds of systems, you can define these macros to make
2cc07db4 7080@command{collect2} work faster (and, in some cases, make it work at all):
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7081
7082@table @code
7083@findex OBJECT_FORMAT_COFF
7084@item OBJECT_FORMAT_COFF
7085Define this macro if the system uses COFF (Common Object File Format)
2cc07db4 7086object files, so that @command{collect2} can assume this format and scan
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7087object files directly for dynamic constructor/destructor functions.
7088
7089@findex OBJECT_FORMAT_ROSE
7090@item OBJECT_FORMAT_ROSE
7091Define this macro if the system uses ROSE format object files, so that
2cc07db4 7092@command{collect2} can assume this format and scan object files directly
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7093for dynamic constructor/destructor functions.
7094
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7095These macros are effective only in a native compiler; @command{collect2} as
7096part of a cross compiler always uses @command{nm} for the target machine.
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7097
7098@findex REAL_NM_FILE_NAME
7099@item REAL_NM_FILE_NAME
7100Define this macro as a C string constant containing the file name to use
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RH
7101to execute @command{nm}. The default is to search the path normally for
7102@command{nm}.
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7103
7104If your system supports shared libraries and has a program to list the
7105dynamic dependencies of a given library or executable, you can define
7106these macros to enable support for running initialization and
7107termination functions in shared libraries:
7108
7109@findex LDD_SUFFIX
7110@item LDD_SUFFIX
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7111Define this macro to a C string constant containing the name of the program
7112which lists dynamic dependencies, like @command{"ldd"} under SunOS 4.
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7113
7114@findex PARSE_LDD_OUTPUT
aee96fe9 7115@item PARSE_LDD_OUTPUT (@var{ptr})
feca2ed3 7116Define this macro to be C code that extracts filenames from the output
aee96fe9 7117of the program denoted by @code{LDD_SUFFIX}. @var{ptr} is a variable
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7118of type @code{char *} that points to the beginning of a line of output
7119from @code{LDD_SUFFIX}. If the line lists a dynamic dependency, the
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7120code must advance @var{ptr} to the beginning of the filename on that
7121line. Otherwise, it must set @var{ptr} to @code{NULL}.
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7122@end table
7123
7124@node Instruction Output
7125@subsection Output of Assembler Instructions
7126
7127@c prevent bad page break with this line
7128This describes assembler instruction output.
7129
7130@table @code
7131@findex REGISTER_NAMES
7132@item REGISTER_NAMES
7133A C initializer containing the assembler's names for the machine
7134registers, each one as a C string constant. This is what translates
7135register numbers in the compiler into assembler language.
7136
7137@findex ADDITIONAL_REGISTER_NAMES
7138@item ADDITIONAL_REGISTER_NAMES
7139If defined, a C initializer for an array of structures containing a name
7140and a register number. This macro defines additional names for hard
7141registers, thus allowing the @code{asm} option in declarations to refer
7142to registers using alternate names.
7143
7144@findex ASM_OUTPUT_OPCODE
7145@item ASM_OUTPUT_OPCODE (@var{stream}, @var{ptr})
7146Define this macro if you are using an unusual assembler that
7147requires different names for the machine instructions.
7148
7149The definition is a C statement or statements which output an
7150assembler instruction opcode to the stdio stream @var{stream}. The
7151macro-operand @var{ptr} is a variable of type @code{char *} which
7152points to the opcode name in its ``internal'' form---the form that is
7153written in the machine description. The definition should output the
7154opcode name to @var{stream}, performing any translation you desire, and
7155increment the variable @var{ptr} to point at the end of the opcode
7156so that it will not be output twice.
7157
7158In fact, your macro definition may process less than the entire opcode
7159name, or more than the opcode name; but if you want to process text
7160that includes @samp{%}-sequences to substitute operands, you must take
7161care of the substitution yourself. Just be sure to increment
7162@var{ptr} over whatever text should not be output normally.
7163
37bef197 7164@findex recog_data.operand
feca2ed3 7165If you need to look at the operand values, they can be found as the
37bef197 7166elements of @code{recog_data.operand}.
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7167
7168If the macro definition does nothing, the instruction is output
7169in the usual way.
7170
7171@findex FINAL_PRESCAN_INSN
7172@item FINAL_PRESCAN_INSN (@var{insn}, @var{opvec}, @var{noperands})
7173If defined, a C statement to be executed just prior to the output of
7174assembler code for @var{insn}, to modify the extracted operands so
7175they will be output differently.
7176
7177Here the argument @var{opvec} is the vector containing the operands
7178extracted from @var{insn}, and @var{noperands} is the number of
7179elements of the vector which contain meaningful data for this insn.
7180The contents of this vector are what will be used to convert the insn
7181template into assembler code, so you can change the assembler output
7182by changing the contents of the vector.
7183
7184This macro is useful when various assembler syntaxes share a single
7185file of instruction patterns; by defining this macro differently, you
7186can cause a large class of instructions to be output differently (such
7187as with rearranged operands). Naturally, variations in assembler
7188syntax affecting individual insn patterns ought to be handled by
7189writing conditional output routines in those patterns.
7190
7191If this macro is not defined, it is equivalent to a null statement.
7192
7193@findex FINAL_PRESCAN_LABEL
7194@item FINAL_PRESCAN_LABEL
7195If defined, @code{FINAL_PRESCAN_INSN} will be called on each
7196@code{CODE_LABEL}. In that case, @var{opvec} will be a null pointer and
7197@var{noperands} will be zero.
7198
7199@findex PRINT_OPERAND
7200@item PRINT_OPERAND (@var{stream}, @var{x}, @var{code})
7201A C compound statement to output to stdio stream @var{stream} the
7202assembler syntax for an instruction operand @var{x}. @var{x} is an
7203RTL expression.
7204
7205@var{code} is a value that can be used to specify one of several ways
7206of printing the operand. It is used when identical operands must be
7207printed differently depending on the context. @var{code} comes from
7208the @samp{%} specification that was used to request printing of the
7209operand. If the specification was just @samp{%@var{digit}} then
7210@var{code} is 0; if the specification was @samp{%@var{ltr}
7211@var{digit}} then @var{code} is the ASCII code for @var{ltr}.
7212
7213@findex reg_names
7214If @var{x} is a register, this macro should print the register's name.
7215The names can be found in an array @code{reg_names} whose type is
7216@code{char *[]}. @code{reg_names} is initialized from
7217@code{REGISTER_NAMES}.
7218
7219When the machine description has a specification @samp{%@var{punct}}
7220(a @samp{%} followed by a punctuation character), this macro is called
7221with a null pointer for @var{x} and the punctuation character for
7222@var{code}.
7223
7224@findex PRINT_OPERAND_PUNCT_VALID_P
7225@item PRINT_OPERAND_PUNCT_VALID_P (@var{code})
7226A C expression which evaluates to true if @var{code} is a valid
7227punctuation character for use in the @code{PRINT_OPERAND} macro. If
7228@code{PRINT_OPERAND_PUNCT_VALID_P} is not defined, it means that no
7229punctuation characters (except for the standard one, @samp{%}) are used
7230in this way.
7231
7232@findex PRINT_OPERAND_ADDRESS
7233@item PRINT_OPERAND_ADDRESS (@var{stream}, @var{x})
7234A C compound statement to output to stdio stream @var{stream} the
7235assembler syntax for an instruction operand that is a memory reference
7236whose address is @var{x}. @var{x} is an RTL expression.
7237
fb49053f 7238@cindex @code{TARGET_ENCODE_SECTION_INFO} usage
feca2ed3 7239On some machines, the syntax for a symbolic address depends on the
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RH
7240section that the address refers to. On these machines, define the hook
7241@code{TARGET_ENCODE_SECTION_INFO} to store the information into the
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7242@code{symbol_ref}, and then check for it here. @xref{Assembler Format}.
7243
7244@findex DBR_OUTPUT_SEQEND
7245@findex dbr_sequence_length
7246@item DBR_OUTPUT_SEQEND(@var{file})
7247A C statement, to be executed after all slot-filler instructions have
7248been output. If necessary, call @code{dbr_sequence_length} to
7249determine the number of slots filled in a sequence (zero if not
7250currently outputting a sequence), to decide how many no-ops to output,
7251or whatever.
7252
7253Don't define this macro if it has nothing to do, but it is helpful in
7254reading assembly output if the extent of the delay sequence is made
e979f9e8 7255explicit (e.g.@: with white space).
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7256
7257@findex final_sequence
7258Note that output routines for instructions with delay slots must be
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7259prepared to deal with not being output as part of a sequence
7260(i.e.@: when the scheduling pass is not run, or when no slot fillers could be
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7261found.) The variable @code{final_sequence} is null when not
7262processing a sequence, otherwise it contains the @code{sequence} rtx
7263being output.
7264
7265@findex REGISTER_PREFIX
7266@findex LOCAL_LABEL_PREFIX
7267@findex USER_LABEL_PREFIX
7268@findex IMMEDIATE_PREFIX
7269@findex asm_fprintf
7270@item REGISTER_PREFIX
7271@itemx LOCAL_LABEL_PREFIX
7272@itemx USER_LABEL_PREFIX
7273@itemx IMMEDIATE_PREFIX
7274If defined, C string expressions to be used for the @samp{%R}, @samp{%L},
7275@samp{%U}, and @samp{%I} options of @code{asm_fprintf} (see
7276@file{final.c}). These are useful when a single @file{md} file must
7277support multiple assembler formats. In that case, the various @file{tm.h}
7278files can define these macros differently.
7279
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7280@item ASM_FPRINTF_EXTENSIONS(@var{file}, @var{argptr}, @var{format})
7281@findex ASM_FPRINTF_EXTENSIONS
3b7a2e58 7282If defined this macro should expand to a series of @code{case}
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7283statements which will be parsed inside the @code{switch} statement of
7284the @code{asm_fprintf} function. This allows targets to define extra
7285printf formats which may useful when generating their assembler
3b7a2e58 7286statements. Note that upper case letters are reserved for future
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7287generic extensions to asm_fprintf, and so are not available to target
7288specific code. The output file is given by the parameter @var{file}.
7289The varargs input pointer is @var{argptr} and the rest of the format
7290string, starting the character after the one that is being switched
7291upon, is pointed to by @var{format}.
7292
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7293@findex ASSEMBLER_DIALECT
7294@item ASSEMBLER_DIALECT
7295If your target supports multiple dialects of assembler language (such as
7296different opcodes), define this macro as a C expression that gives the
7297numeric index of the assembler language dialect to use, with zero as the
7298first variant.
7299
7300If this macro is defined, you may use constructs of the form
c237e94a 7301@smallexample
f282ffb3 7302@samp{@{option0|option1|option2@dots{}@}}
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7303@end smallexample
7304@noindent
7305in the output templates of patterns (@pxref{Output Template}) or in the
7306first argument of @code{asm_fprintf}. This construct outputs
7307@samp{option0}, @samp{option1}, @samp{option2}, etc., if the value of
7308@code{ASSEMBLER_DIALECT} is zero, one, two, etc. Any special characters
7309within these strings retain their usual meaning. If there are fewer
7310alternatives within the braces than the value of
7311@code{ASSEMBLER_DIALECT}, the construct outputs nothing.
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7312
7313If you do not define this macro, the characters @samp{@{}, @samp{|} and
7314@samp{@}} do not have any special meaning when used in templates or
7315operands to @code{asm_fprintf}.
7316
7317Define the macros @code{REGISTER_PREFIX}, @code{LOCAL_LABEL_PREFIX},
7318@code{USER_LABEL_PREFIX} and @code{IMMEDIATE_PREFIX} if you can express
e5e809f4 7319the variations in assembler language syntax with that mechanism. Define
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7320@code{ASSEMBLER_DIALECT} and use the @samp{@{option0|option1@}} syntax
7321if the syntax variant are larger and involve such things as different
7322opcodes or operand order.
7323
7324@findex ASM_OUTPUT_REG_PUSH
7325@item ASM_OUTPUT_REG_PUSH (@var{stream}, @var{regno})
7326A C expression to output to @var{stream} some assembler code
7327which will push hard register number @var{regno} onto the stack.
7328The code need not be optimal, since this macro is used only when
7329profiling.
7330
7331@findex ASM_OUTPUT_REG_POP
7332@item ASM_OUTPUT_REG_POP (@var{stream}, @var{regno})
7333A C expression to output to @var{stream} some assembler code
7334which will pop hard register number @var{regno} off of the stack.
7335The code need not be optimal, since this macro is used only when
7336profiling.
7337@end table
7338
7339@node Dispatch Tables
7340@subsection Output of Dispatch Tables
7341
7342@c prevent bad page break with this line
7343This concerns dispatch tables.
7344
7345@table @code
7346@cindex dispatch table
7347@findex ASM_OUTPUT_ADDR_DIFF_ELT
33f7f353 7348@item ASM_OUTPUT_ADDR_DIFF_ELT (@var{stream}, @var{body}, @var{value}, @var{rel})
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7349A C statement to output to the stdio stream @var{stream} an assembler
7350pseudo-instruction to generate a difference between two labels.
7351@var{value} and @var{rel} are the numbers of two internal labels. The
7352definitions of these labels are output using
7353@code{ASM_OUTPUT_INTERNAL_LABEL}, and they must be printed in the same
7354way here. For example,
7355
7356@example
7357fprintf (@var{stream}, "\t.word L%d-L%d\n",
7358 @var{value}, @var{rel})
7359@end example
7360
7361You must provide this macro on machines where the addresses in a
f0523f02 7362dispatch table are relative to the table's own address. If defined, GCC
161d7b59 7363will also use this macro on all machines when producing PIC@.
aee96fe9 7364@var{body} is the body of the @code{ADDR_DIFF_VEC}; it is provided so that the
33f7f353 7365mode and flags can be read.
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7366
7367@findex ASM_OUTPUT_ADDR_VEC_ELT
7368@item ASM_OUTPUT_ADDR_VEC_ELT (@var{stream}, @var{value})
7369This macro should be provided on machines where the addresses
7370in a dispatch table are absolute.
7371
7372The definition should be a C statement to output to the stdio stream
7373@var{stream} an assembler pseudo-instruction to generate a reference to
7374a label. @var{value} is the number of an internal label whose
7375definition is output using @code{ASM_OUTPUT_INTERNAL_LABEL}.
7376For example,
7377
7378@example
7379fprintf (@var{stream}, "\t.word L%d\n", @var{value})
7380@end example
7381
7382@findex ASM_OUTPUT_CASE_LABEL
7383@item ASM_OUTPUT_CASE_LABEL (@var{stream}, @var{prefix}, @var{num}, @var{table})
7384Define this if the label before a jump-table needs to be output
7385specially. The first three arguments are the same as for
7386@code{ASM_OUTPUT_INTERNAL_LABEL}; the fourth argument is the
7387jump-table which follows (a @code{jump_insn} containing an
7388@code{addr_vec} or @code{addr_diff_vec}).
7389
7390This feature is used on system V to output a @code{swbeg} statement
7391for the table.
7392
7393If this macro is not defined, these labels are output with
7394@code{ASM_OUTPUT_INTERNAL_LABEL}.
7395
7396@findex ASM_OUTPUT_CASE_END
7397@item ASM_OUTPUT_CASE_END (@var{stream}, @var{num}, @var{table})
7398Define this if something special must be output at the end of a
7399jump-table. The definition should be a C statement to be executed
7400after the assembler code for the table is written. It should write
7401the appropriate code to stdio stream @var{stream}. The argument
7402@var{table} is the jump-table insn, and @var{num} is the label-number
7403of the preceding label.
7404
7405If this macro is not defined, nothing special is output at the end of
7406the jump-table.
7407@end table
7408
02f52e19 7409@node Exception Region Output
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7410@subsection Assembler Commands for Exception Regions
7411
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7414This describes commands marking the start and the end of an exception
7415region.
7416
7417@table @code
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7418@findex EH_FRAME_SECTION_NAME
7419@item EH_FRAME_SECTION_NAME
7420If defined, a C string constant for the name of the section containing
7421exception handling frame unwind information. If not defined, GCC will
7422provide a default definition if the target supports named sections.
7423@file{crtstuff.c} uses this macro to switch to the appropriate section.
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7424
7425You should define this symbol if your target supports DWARF 2 frame
7426unwind information and the default definition does not work.
7427
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7428@findex EH_FRAME_IN_DATA_SECTION
7429@item EH_FRAME_IN_DATA_SECTION
7430If defined, DWARF 2 frame unwind information will be placed in the
7431data section even though the target supports named sections. This
7432might be necessary, for instance, if the system linker does garbage
7433collection and sections cannot be marked as not to be collected.
7434
7435Do not define this macro unless @code{TARGET_ASM_NAMED_SECTION} is
7436also defined.
7437
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7438@findex MASK_RETURN_ADDR
7439@item MASK_RETURN_ADDR
aee96fe9 7440An rtx used to mask the return address found via @code{RETURN_ADDR_RTX}, so
feca2ed3 7441that it does not contain any extraneous set bits in it.
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7442
7443@findex DWARF2_UNWIND_INFO
7444@item DWARF2_UNWIND_INFO
7445Define this macro to 0 if your target supports DWARF 2 frame unwind
7446information, but it does not yet work with exception handling.
7447Otherwise, if your target supports this information (if it defines
7448@samp{INCOMING_RETURN_ADDR_RTX} and either @samp{UNALIGNED_INT_ASM_OP}
7449or @samp{OBJECT_FORMAT_ELF}), GCC will provide a default definition of
74501.
7451
7452If this macro is defined to 1, the DWARF 2 unwinder will be the default
aee96fe9 7453exception handling mechanism; otherwise, @code{setjmp}/@code{longjmp} will be used by
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7454default.
7455
7456If this macro is defined to anything, the DWARF 2 unwinder will be used
aee96fe9 7457instead of inline unwinders and @code{__unwind_function} in the non-@code{setjmp} case.
0021b564 7458
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7459@findex DWARF_CIE_DATA_ALIGNMENT
7460@item DWARF_CIE_DATA_ALIGNMENT
7461This macro need only be defined if the target might save registers in the
7462function prologue at an offset to the stack pointer that is not aligned to
7463@code{UNITS_PER_WORD}. The definition should be the negative minimum
7464alignment if @code{STACK_GROWS_DOWNWARD} is defined, and the positive
7465minimum alignment otherwise. @xref{SDB and DWARF}. Only applicable if
7466the target supports DWARF 2 frame unwind information.
7467
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7468@end table
7469
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7470@deftypefn {Target Hook} void TARGET_ASM_EXCEPTION_SECTION ()
7471If defined, a function that switches to the section in which the main
7472exception table is to be placed (@pxref{Sections}). The default is a
7473function that switches to a section named @code{.gcc_except_table} on
7474machines that support named sections via
7475@code{TARGET_ASM_NAMED_SECTION}, otherwise if @option{-fpic} or
7476@option{-fPIC} is in effect, the @code{data_section}, otherwise the
7477@code{readonly_data_section}.
7478@end deftypefn
7479
7480@deftypefn {Target Hook} void TARGET_ASM_EH_FRAME_SECTION ()
7481If defined, a function that switches to the section in which the DWARF 2
7482frame unwind information to be placed (@pxref{Sections}). The default
7483is a function that outputs a standard GAS section directive, if
7484@code{EH_FRAME_SECTION_NAME} is defined, or else a data section
7485directive followed by a synthetic label.
7486@end deftypefn
7487
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7488@deftypevar {Target Hook} bool TARGET_TERMINATE_DW2_EH_FRAME_INFO
7489Contains the value true if the target should add a zero word onto the
7490end of a Dwarf-2 frame info section when used for exception handling.
7491Default value is false if @code{EH_FRAME_SECTION_NAME} is defined, and
7492true otherwise.
7493@end deftypevar
7494
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7495@node Alignment Output
7496@subsection Assembler Commands for Alignment
7497
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7499This describes commands for alignment.
7500
7501@table @code
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7502@findex JUMP_ALIGN
7503@item JUMP_ALIGN (@var{label})
7504The alignment (log base 2) to put in front of @var{label}, which is
f710504c 7505a common destination of jumps and has no fallthru incoming edge.
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7506
7507This macro need not be defined if you don't want any special alignment
7508to be done at such a time. Most machine descriptions do not currently
7509define the macro.
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7511Unless it's necessary to inspect the @var{label} parameter, it is better
7512to set the variable @var{align_jumps} in the target's
c21cd8b1 7513@code{OVERRIDE_OPTIONS}. Otherwise, you should try to honor the user's
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7514selection in @var{align_jumps} in a @code{JUMP_ALIGN} implementation.
7515
7516@findex LABEL_ALIGN_AFTER_BARRIER
7517@item LABEL_ALIGN_AFTER_BARRIER (@var{label})
7518The alignment (log base 2) to put in front of @var{label}, which follows
7519a @code{BARRIER}.
7520
7521This macro need not be defined if you don't want any special alignment
7522to be done at such a time. Most machine descriptions do not currently
7523define the macro.
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7525@findex LABEL_ALIGN_AFTER_BARRIER_MAX_SKIP
7526@item LABEL_ALIGN_AFTER_BARRIER_MAX_SKIP
02f52e19 7527The maximum number of bytes to skip when applying
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7528@code{LABEL_ALIGN_AFTER_BARRIER}. This works only if
7529@code{ASM_OUTPUT_MAX_SKIP_ALIGN} is defined.
7530
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7531@findex LOOP_ALIGN
7532@item LOOP_ALIGN (@var{label})
7533The alignment (log base 2) to put in front of @var{label}, which follows
aee96fe9 7534a @code{NOTE_INSN_LOOP_BEG} note.
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7535
7536This macro need not be defined if you don't want any special alignment
7537to be done at such a time. Most machine descriptions do not currently
7538define the macro.
7539
efa3896a 7540Unless it's necessary to inspect the @var{label} parameter, it is better
aee96fe9 7541to set the variable @code{align_loops} in the target's
c21cd8b1 7542@code{OVERRIDE_OPTIONS}. Otherwise, you should try to honor the user's
aee96fe9 7543selection in @code{align_loops} in a @code{LOOP_ALIGN} implementation.
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7544
7545@findex LOOP_ALIGN_MAX_SKIP
7546@item LOOP_ALIGN_MAX_SKIP
7547The maximum number of bytes to skip when applying @code{LOOP_ALIGN}.
7548This works only if @code{ASM_OUTPUT_MAX_SKIP_ALIGN} is defined.
7549
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7550@findex LABEL_ALIGN
7551@item LABEL_ALIGN (@var{label})
7552The alignment (log base 2) to put in front of @var{label}.
aee96fe9 7553If @code{LABEL_ALIGN_AFTER_BARRIER} / @code{LOOP_ALIGN} specify a different alignment,
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7554the maximum of the specified values is used.
7555
efa3896a 7556Unless it's necessary to inspect the @var{label} parameter, it is better
aee96fe9 7557to set the variable @code{align_labels} in the target's
c21cd8b1 7558@code{OVERRIDE_OPTIONS}. Otherwise, you should try to honor the user's
aee96fe9 7559selection in @code{align_labels} in a @code{LABEL_ALIGN} implementation.
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7560
7561@findex LABEL_ALIGN_MAX_SKIP
7562@item LABEL_ALIGN_MAX_SKIP
7563The maximum number of bytes to skip when applying @code{LABEL_ALIGN}.
7564This works only if @code{ASM_OUTPUT_MAX_SKIP_ALIGN} is defined.
7565
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7566@findex ASM_OUTPUT_SKIP
7567@item ASM_OUTPUT_SKIP (@var{stream}, @var{nbytes})
7568A C statement to output to the stdio stream @var{stream} an assembler
7569instruction to advance the location counter by @var{nbytes} bytes.
7570Those bytes should be zero when loaded. @var{nbytes} will be a C
7571expression of type @code{int}.
7572
7573@findex ASM_NO_SKIP_IN_TEXT
7574@item ASM_NO_SKIP_IN_TEXT
7575Define this macro if @code{ASM_OUTPUT_SKIP} should not be used in the
556e0f21 7576text section because it fails to put zeros in the bytes that are skipped.
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7577This is true on many Unix systems, where the pseudo--op to skip bytes
7578produces no-op instructions rather than zeros when used in the text
7579section.
7580
7581@findex ASM_OUTPUT_ALIGN
7582@item ASM_OUTPUT_ALIGN (@var{stream}, @var{power})
7583A C statement to output to the stdio stream @var{stream} an assembler
7584command to advance the location counter to a multiple of 2 to the
7585@var{power} bytes. @var{power} will be a C expression of type @code{int}.
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7587@findex ASM_OUTPUT_ALIGN_WITH_NOP
7588@item ASM_OUTPUT_ALIGN_WITH_NOP (@var{stream}, @var{power})
7589Like @code{ASM_OUTPUT_ALIGN}, except that the ``nop'' instruction is used
7590for padding, if necessary.
7591
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7592@findex ASM_OUTPUT_MAX_SKIP_ALIGN
7593@item ASM_OUTPUT_MAX_SKIP_ALIGN (@var{stream}, @var{power}, @var{max_skip})
7594A C statement to output to the stdio stream @var{stream} an assembler
7595command to advance the location counter to a multiple of 2 to the
7596@var{power} bytes, but only if @var{max_skip} or fewer bytes are needed to
7597satisfy the alignment request. @var{power} and @var{max_skip} will be
7598a C expression of type @code{int}.
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7599@end table
7600
7601@need 3000
7602@node Debugging Info
7603@section Controlling Debugging Information Format
7604
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7606This describes how to specify debugging information.
7607
7608@menu
7609* All Debuggers:: Macros that affect all debugging formats uniformly.
7610* DBX Options:: Macros enabling specific options in DBX format.
7611* DBX Hooks:: Hook macros for varying DBX format.
7612* File Names and DBX:: Macros controlling output of file names in DBX format.
7613* SDB and DWARF:: Macros for SDB (COFF) and DWARF formats.
5f98259a 7614* VMS Debug:: Macros for VMS debug format.
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7615@end menu
7616
7617@node All Debuggers
7618@subsection Macros Affecting All Debugging Formats
7619
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7621These macros affect all debugging formats.
7622
7623@table @code
7624@findex DBX_REGISTER_NUMBER
7625@item DBX_REGISTER_NUMBER (@var{regno})
7626A C expression that returns the DBX register number for the compiler
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7627register number @var{regno}. In the default macro provided, the value
7628of this expression will be @var{regno} itself. But sometimes there are
7629some registers that the compiler knows about and DBX does not, or vice
7630versa. In such cases, some register may need to have one number in the
7631compiler and another for DBX@.
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a3a15b4d 7633If two registers have consecutive numbers inside GCC, and they can be
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7634used as a pair to hold a multiword value, then they @emph{must} have
7635consecutive numbers after renumbering with @code{DBX_REGISTER_NUMBER}.
7636Otherwise, debuggers will be unable to access such a pair, because they
7637expect register pairs to be consecutive in their own numbering scheme.
7638
7639If you find yourself defining @code{DBX_REGISTER_NUMBER} in way that
7640does not preserve register pairs, then what you must do instead is
7641redefine the actual register numbering scheme.
7642
7643@findex DEBUGGER_AUTO_OFFSET
7644@item DEBUGGER_AUTO_OFFSET (@var{x})
7645A C expression that returns the integer offset value for an automatic
7646variable having address @var{x} (an RTL expression). The default
7647computation assumes that @var{x} is based on the frame-pointer and
7648gives the offset from the frame-pointer. This is required for targets
7649that produce debugging output for DBX or COFF-style debugging output
7650for SDB and allow the frame-pointer to be eliminated when the
630d3d5a 7651@option{-g} options is used.
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7652
7653@findex DEBUGGER_ARG_OFFSET
7654@item DEBUGGER_ARG_OFFSET (@var{offset}, @var{x})
7655A C expression that returns the integer offset value for an argument
7656having address @var{x} (an RTL expression). The nominal offset is
7657@var{offset}.
7658
7659@findex PREFERRED_DEBUGGING_TYPE
7660@item PREFERRED_DEBUGGING_TYPE
a3a15b4d 7661A C expression that returns the type of debugging output GCC should
630d3d5a 7662produce when the user specifies just @option{-g}. Define
a3a15b4d 7663this if you have arranged for GCC to support more than one format of
e5e809f4 7664debugging output. Currently, the allowable values are @code{DBX_DEBUG},
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7665@code{SDB_DEBUG}, @code{DWARF_DEBUG}, @code{DWARF2_DEBUG},
7666@code{XCOFF_DEBUG}, @code{VMS_DEBUG}, and @code{VMS_AND_DWARF2_DEBUG}.
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630d3d5a 7668When the user specifies @option{-ggdb}, GCC normally also uses the
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7669value of this macro to select the debugging output format, but with two
7670exceptions. If @code{DWARF2_DEBUGGING_INFO} is defined and
a3a15b4d 7671@code{LINKER_DOES_NOT_WORK_WITH_DWARF2} is not defined, GCC uses the
e5e809f4 7672value @code{DWARF2_DEBUG}. Otherwise, if @code{DBX_DEBUGGING_INFO} is
a3a15b4d 7673defined, GCC uses @code{DBX_DEBUG}.
deabc777 7674
feca2ed3 7675The value of this macro only affects the default debugging output; the
630d3d5a 7676user can always get a specific type of output by using @option{-gstabs},
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7677@option{-gcoff}, @option{-gdwarf-1}, @option{-gdwarf-2}, @option{-gxcoff},
7678or @option{-gvms}.
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7679@end table
7680
7681@node DBX Options
7682@subsection Specific Options for DBX Output
7683
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7685These are specific options for DBX output.
7686
7687@table @code
7688@findex DBX_DEBUGGING_INFO
7689@item DBX_DEBUGGING_INFO
a3a15b4d 7690Define this macro if GCC should produce debugging output for DBX
630d3d5a 7691in response to the @option{-g} option.
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7692
7693@findex XCOFF_DEBUGGING_INFO
7694@item XCOFF_DEBUGGING_INFO
a3a15b4d 7695Define this macro if GCC should produce XCOFF format debugging output
630d3d5a 7696in response to the @option{-g} option. This is a variant of DBX format.
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7697
7698@findex DEFAULT_GDB_EXTENSIONS
7699@item DEFAULT_GDB_EXTENSIONS
a3a15b4d 7700Define this macro to control whether GCC should by default generate
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7701GDB's extended version of DBX debugging information (assuming DBX-format
7702debugging information is enabled at all). If you don't define the
7703macro, the default is 1: always generate the extended information
7704if there is any occasion to.
7705
7706@findex DEBUG_SYMS_TEXT
7707@item DEBUG_SYMS_TEXT
7708Define this macro if all @code{.stabs} commands should be output while
7709in the text section.
7710
7711@findex ASM_STABS_OP
7712@item ASM_STABS_OP
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7713A C string constant, including spacing, naming the assembler pseudo op to
7714use instead of @code{"\t.stabs\t"} to define an ordinary debugging symbol.
7715If you don't define this macro, @code{"\t.stabs\t"} is used. This macro
7716applies only to DBX debugging information format.
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7717
7718@findex ASM_STABD_OP
7719@item ASM_STABD_OP
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7720A C string constant, including spacing, naming the assembler pseudo op to
7721use instead of @code{"\t.stabd\t"} to define a debugging symbol whose
7722value is the current location. If you don't define this macro,
7723@code{"\t.stabd\t"} is used. This macro applies only to DBX debugging
7724information format.
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7725
7726@findex ASM_STABN_OP
7727@item ASM_STABN_OP
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7728A C string constant, including spacing, naming the assembler pseudo op to
7729use instead of @code{"\t.stabn\t"} to define a debugging symbol with no
7730name. If you don't define this macro, @code{"\t.stabn\t"} is used. This
7731macro applies only to DBX debugging information format.
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7732
7733@findex DBX_NO_XREFS
7734@item DBX_NO_XREFS
7735Define this macro if DBX on your system does not support the construct
7736@samp{xs@var{tagname}}. On some systems, this construct is used to
7737describe a forward reference to a structure named @var{tagname}.
7738On other systems, this construct is not supported at all.
7739
7740@findex DBX_CONTIN_LENGTH
7741@item DBX_CONTIN_LENGTH
7742A symbol name in DBX-format debugging information is normally
7743continued (split into two separate @code{.stabs} directives) when it
7744exceeds a certain length (by default, 80 characters). On some
7745operating systems, DBX requires this splitting; on others, splitting
7746must not be done. You can inhibit splitting by defining this macro
7747with the value zero. You can override the default splitting-length by
7748defining this macro as an expression for the length you desire.
7749
7750@findex DBX_CONTIN_CHAR
7751@item DBX_CONTIN_CHAR
7752Normally continuation is indicated by adding a @samp{\} character to
7753the end of a @code{.stabs} string when a continuation follows. To use
7754a different character instead, define this macro as a character
7755constant for the character you want to use. Do not define this macro
7756if backslash is correct for your system.
7757
7758@findex DBX_STATIC_STAB_DATA_SECTION
7759@item DBX_STATIC_STAB_DATA_SECTION
7760Define this macro if it is necessary to go to the data section before
7761outputting the @samp{.stabs} pseudo-op for a non-global static
7762variable.
7763
7764@findex DBX_TYPE_DECL_STABS_CODE
7765@item DBX_TYPE_DECL_STABS_CODE
7766The value to use in the ``code'' field of the @code{.stabs} directive
7767for a typedef. The default is @code{N_LSYM}.
7768
7769@findex DBX_STATIC_CONST_VAR_CODE
7770@item DBX_STATIC_CONST_VAR_CODE
7771The value to use in the ``code'' field of the @code{.stabs} directive
7772for a static variable located in the text section. DBX format does not
7773provide any ``right'' way to do this. The default is @code{N_FUN}.
7774
7775@findex DBX_REGPARM_STABS_CODE
7776@item DBX_REGPARM_STABS_CODE
7777The value to use in the ``code'' field of the @code{.stabs} directive
7778for a parameter passed in registers. DBX format does not provide any
7779``right'' way to do this. The default is @code{N_RSYM}.
7780
7781@findex DBX_REGPARM_STABS_LETTER
7782@item DBX_REGPARM_STABS_LETTER
7783The letter to use in DBX symbol data to identify a symbol as a parameter
7784passed in registers. DBX format does not customarily provide any way to
7785do this. The default is @code{'P'}.
7786
7787@findex DBX_MEMPARM_STABS_LETTER
7788@item DBX_MEMPARM_STABS_LETTER
7789The letter to use in DBX symbol data to identify a symbol as a stack
7790parameter. The default is @code{'p'}.
7791
7792@findex DBX_FUNCTION_FIRST
7793@item DBX_FUNCTION_FIRST
7794Define this macro if the DBX information for a function and its
7795arguments should precede the assembler code for the function. Normally,
7796in DBX format, the debugging information entirely follows the assembler
7797code.
7798
7799@findex DBX_LBRAC_FIRST
7800@item DBX_LBRAC_FIRST
7801Define this macro if the @code{N_LBRAC} symbol for a block should
7802precede the debugging information for variables and functions defined in
7803that block. Normally, in DBX format, the @code{N_LBRAC} symbol comes
7804first.
7805
7806@findex DBX_BLOCKS_FUNCTION_RELATIVE
7807@item DBX_BLOCKS_FUNCTION_RELATIVE
7808Define this macro if the value of a symbol describing the scope of a
7809block (@code{N_LBRAC} or @code{N_RBRAC}) should be relative to the start
f0523f02 7810of the enclosing function. Normally, GCC uses an absolute address.
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7811
7812@findex DBX_USE_BINCL
7813@item DBX_USE_BINCL
f0523f02 7814Define this macro if GCC should generate @code{N_BINCL} and
feca2ed3 7815@code{N_EINCL} stabs for included header files, as on Sun systems. This
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7816macro also directs GCC to output a type number as a pair of a file
7817number and a type number within the file. Normally, GCC does not
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7818generate @code{N_BINCL} or @code{N_EINCL} stabs, and it outputs a single
7819number for a type number.
7820@end table
7821
7822@node DBX Hooks
7823@subsection Open-Ended Hooks for DBX Format
7824
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7826These are hooks for DBX format.
7827
7828@table @code
7829@findex DBX_OUTPUT_LBRAC
7830@item DBX_OUTPUT_LBRAC (@var{stream}, @var{name})
7831Define this macro to say how to output to @var{stream} the debugging
7832information for the start of a scope level for variable names. The
7833argument @var{name} is the name of an assembler symbol (for use with
7834@code{assemble_name}) whose value is the address where the scope begins.
7835
7836@findex DBX_OUTPUT_RBRAC
7837@item DBX_OUTPUT_RBRAC (@var{stream}, @var{name})
7838Like @code{DBX_OUTPUT_LBRAC}, but for the end of a scope level.
7839
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7840@findex DBX_OUTPUT_NFUN
7841@item DBX_OUTPUT_NFUN (@var{stream}, @var{lscope_label}, @var{decl})
7842Define this macro if the target machine requires special handling to
7843output an @code{N_FUN} entry for the function @var{decl}.
7844
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7845@findex DBX_OUTPUT_ENUM
7846@item DBX_OUTPUT_ENUM (@var{stream}, @var{type})
7847Define this macro if the target machine requires special handling to
7848output an enumeration type. The definition should be a C statement
7849(sans semicolon) to output the appropriate information to @var{stream}
7850for the type @var{type}.
7851
7852@findex DBX_OUTPUT_FUNCTION_END
7853@item DBX_OUTPUT_FUNCTION_END (@var{stream}, @var{function})
7854Define this macro if the target machine requires special output at the
7855end of the debugging information for a function. The definition should
7856be a C statement (sans semicolon) to output the appropriate information
7857to @var{stream}. @var{function} is the @code{FUNCTION_DECL} node for
7858the function.
7859
7860@findex DBX_OUTPUT_STANDARD_TYPES
7861@item DBX_OUTPUT_STANDARD_TYPES (@var{syms})
7862Define this macro if you need to control the order of output of the
7863standard data types at the beginning of compilation. The argument
7864@var{syms} is a @code{tree} which is a chain of all the predefined
7865global symbols, including names of data types.
7866
7867Normally, DBX output starts with definitions of the types for integers
7868and characters, followed by all the other predefined types of the
7869particular language in no particular order.
7870
7871On some machines, it is necessary to output different particular types
7872first. To do this, define @code{DBX_OUTPUT_STANDARD_TYPES} to output
7873those symbols in the necessary order. Any predefined types that you
7874don't explicitly output will be output afterward in no particular order.
7875
161d7b59 7876Be careful not to define this macro so that it works only for C@. There
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7877are no global variables to access most of the built-in types, because
7878another language may have another set of types. The way to output a
7879particular type is to look through @var{syms} to see if you can find it.
7880Here is an example:
7881
7882@smallexample
7883@{
7884 tree decl;
7885 for (decl = syms; decl; decl = TREE_CHAIN (decl))
7886 if (!strcmp (IDENTIFIER_POINTER (DECL_NAME (decl)),
7887 "long int"))
7888 dbxout_symbol (decl);
7889 @dots{}
7890@}
7891@end smallexample
7892
7893@noindent
7894This does nothing if the expected type does not exist.
7895
7896See the function @code{init_decl_processing} in @file{c-decl.c} to find
7897the names to use for all the built-in C types.
7898
7899Here is another way of finding a particular type:
7900
7901@c this is still overfull. --mew 10feb93
7902@smallexample
7903@{
7904 tree decl;
7905 for (decl = syms; decl; decl = TREE_CHAIN (decl))
7906 if (TREE_CODE (decl) == TYPE_DECL
7907 && (TREE_CODE (TREE_TYPE (decl))
7908 == INTEGER_CST)
7909 && TYPE_PRECISION (TREE_TYPE (decl)) == 16
7910 && TYPE_UNSIGNED (TREE_TYPE (decl)))
7911@group
7912 /* @r{This must be @code{unsigned short}.} */
7913 dbxout_symbol (decl);
7914 @dots{}
7915@}
7916@end group
7917@end smallexample
7918
7919@findex NO_DBX_FUNCTION_END
7920@item NO_DBX_FUNCTION_END
7921Some stabs encapsulation formats (in particular ECOFF), cannot handle the
c771326b 7922@code{.stabs "",N_FUN,,0,0,Lscope-function-1} gdb dbx extension construct.
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7923On those machines, define this macro to turn this feature off without
7924disturbing the rest of the gdb extensions.
7925
7926@end table
7927
7928@node File Names and DBX
7929@subsection File Names in DBX Format
7930
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7932This describes file names in DBX format.
7933
7934@table @code
7935@findex DBX_WORKING_DIRECTORY
7936@item DBX_WORKING_DIRECTORY
7937Define this if DBX wants to have the current directory recorded in each
7938object file.
7939
7940Note that the working directory is always recorded if GDB extensions are
7941enabled.
7942
7943@findex DBX_OUTPUT_MAIN_SOURCE_FILENAME
7944@item DBX_OUTPUT_MAIN_SOURCE_FILENAME (@var{stream}, @var{name})
7945A C statement to output DBX debugging information to the stdio stream
7946@var{stream} which indicates that file @var{name} is the main source
7947file---the file specified as the input file for compilation.
7948This macro is called only once, at the beginning of compilation.
7949
7950This macro need not be defined if the standard form of output
7951for DBX debugging information is appropriate.
7952
7953@findex DBX_OUTPUT_MAIN_SOURCE_DIRECTORY
7954@item DBX_OUTPUT_MAIN_SOURCE_DIRECTORY (@var{stream}, @var{name})
7955A C statement to output DBX debugging information to the stdio stream
7956@var{stream} which indicates that the current directory during
7957compilation is named @var{name}.
7958
7959This macro need not be defined if the standard form of output
7960for DBX debugging information is appropriate.
7961
7962@findex DBX_OUTPUT_MAIN_SOURCE_FILE_END
7963@item DBX_OUTPUT_MAIN_SOURCE_FILE_END (@var{stream}, @var{name})
7964A C statement to output DBX debugging information at the end of
7965compilation of the main source file @var{name}.
7966
7967If you don't define this macro, nothing special is output at the end
7968of compilation, which is correct for most machines.
7969
7970@findex DBX_OUTPUT_SOURCE_FILENAME
7971@item DBX_OUTPUT_SOURCE_FILENAME (@var{stream}, @var{name})
7972A C statement to output DBX debugging information to the stdio stream
7973@var{stream} which indicates that file @var{name} is the current source
7974file. This output is generated each time input shifts to a different
7975source file as a result of @samp{#include}, the end of an included file,
7976or a @samp{#line} command.
7977
7978This macro need not be defined if the standard form of output
7979for DBX debugging information is appropriate.
7980@end table
7981
7982@need 2000
7983@node SDB and DWARF
7984@subsection Macros for SDB and DWARF Output
7985
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7987Here are macros for SDB and DWARF output.
7988
7989@table @code
7990@findex SDB_DEBUGGING_INFO
7991@item SDB_DEBUGGING_INFO
a3a15b4d 7992Define this macro if GCC should produce COFF-style debugging output
630d3d5a 7993for SDB in response to the @option{-g} option.
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7994
7995@findex DWARF_DEBUGGING_INFO
7996@item DWARF_DEBUGGING_INFO
a3a15b4d 7997Define this macro if GCC should produce dwarf format debugging output
630d3d5a 7998in response to the @option{-g} option.
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8000@findex DWARF2_DEBUGGING_INFO
8001@item DWARF2_DEBUGGING_INFO
a3a15b4d 8002Define this macro if GCC should produce dwarf version 2 format
630d3d5a 8003debugging output in response to the @option{-g} option.
f3ff3f4a 8004
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8005To support optional call frame debugging information, you must also
8006define @code{INCOMING_RETURN_ADDR_RTX} and either set
8007@code{RTX_FRAME_RELATED_P} on the prologue insns if you use RTL for the
8008prologue, or call @code{dwarf2out_def_cfa} and @code{dwarf2out_reg_save}
08c148a8 8009as appropriate from @code{TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_PROLOGUE} if you don't.
861bb6c1 8010
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8011@findex DWARF2_FRAME_INFO
8012@item DWARF2_FRAME_INFO
a3a15b4d 8013Define this macro to a nonzero value if GCC should always output
9ec36da5 8014Dwarf 2 frame information. If @code{DWARF2_UNWIND_INFO}
a3a15b4d 8015(@pxref{Exception Region Output} is nonzero, GCC will output this
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8016information not matter how you define @code{DWARF2_FRAME_INFO}.
8017
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8018@findex LINKER_DOES_NOT_WORK_WITH_DWARF2
8019@item LINKER_DOES_NOT_WORK_WITH_DWARF2
e5e809f4 8020Define this macro if the linker does not work with Dwarf version 2.
630d3d5a 8021Normally, if the user specifies only @option{-ggdb} GCC will use Dwarf
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8022version 2 if available; this macro disables this. See the description
8023of the @code{PREFERRED_DEBUGGING_TYPE} macro for more details.
deabc777 8024
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8025@findex DWARF2_GENERATE_TEXT_SECTION_LABEL
8026@item DWARF2_GENERATE_TEXT_SECTION_LABEL
8027By default, the Dwarf 2 debugging information generator will generate a
8028label to mark the beginning of the text section. If it is better simply
8029to use the name of the text section itself, rather than an explicit label,
8030to indicate the beginning of the text section, define this macro to zero.
8031
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8032@findex DWARF2_ASM_LINE_DEBUG_INFO
8033@item DWARF2_ASM_LINE_DEBUG_INFO
8034Define this macro to be a nonzero value if the assembler can generate Dwarf 2
8035line debug info sections. This will result in much more compact line number
8036tables, and hence is desirable if it works.
8037
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8038@findex ASM_OUTPUT_DWARF_DELTA
8039@item ASM_OUTPUT_DWARF_DELTA (@var{stream}, @var{size}, @var{label1}, @var{label2})
8040A C statement to issue assembly directives that create a difference
8041between the two given labels, using an integer of the given size.
8042
8043@findex ASM_OUTPUT_DWARF_OFFSET
8044@item ASM_OUTPUT_DWARF_OFFSET (@var{stream}, @var{size}, @var{label})
8045A C statement to issue assembly directives that create a
8046section-relative reference to the given label, using an integer of the
8047given size.
8048
8049@findex ASM_OUTPUT_DWARF_PCREL
8050@item ASM_OUTPUT_DWARF_PCREL (@var{stream}, @var{size}, @var{label})
8051A C statement to issue assembly directives that create a self-relative
8052reference to the given label, using an integer of the given size.
8053
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8054@findex PUT_SDB_@dots{}
8055@item PUT_SDB_@dots{}
8056Define these macros to override the assembler syntax for the special
8057SDB assembler directives. See @file{sdbout.c} for a list of these
8058macros and their arguments. If the standard syntax is used, you need
8059not define them yourself.
8060
8061@findex SDB_DELIM
8062@item SDB_DELIM
8063Some assemblers do not support a semicolon as a delimiter, even between
8064SDB assembler directives. In that case, define this macro to be the
8065delimiter to use (usually @samp{\n}). It is not necessary to define
8066a new set of @code{PUT_SDB_@var{op}} macros if this is the only change
8067required.
8068
8069@findex SDB_GENERATE_FAKE
8070@item SDB_GENERATE_FAKE
8071Define this macro to override the usual method of constructing a dummy
8072name for anonymous structure and union types. See @file{sdbout.c} for
8073more information.
8074
8075@findex SDB_ALLOW_UNKNOWN_REFERENCES
8076@item SDB_ALLOW_UNKNOWN_REFERENCES
8077Define this macro to allow references to unknown structure,
8078union, or enumeration tags to be emitted. Standard COFF does not
8079allow handling of unknown references, MIPS ECOFF has support for
8080it.
8081
8082@findex SDB_ALLOW_FORWARD_REFERENCES
8083@item SDB_ALLOW_FORWARD_REFERENCES
8084Define this macro to allow references to structure, union, or
8085enumeration tags that have not yet been seen to be handled. Some
8086assemblers choke if forward tags are used, while some require it.
8087@end table
8088
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8089@need 2000
8090@node VMS Debug
8091@subsection Macros for VMS Debug Format
8092
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8094Here are macros for VMS debug format.
8095
8096@table @code
8097@findex VMS_DEBUGGING_INFO
8098@item VMS_DEBUGGING_INFO
8099Define this macro if GCC should produce debugging output for VMS
8100in response to the @option{-g} option. The default behavior for VMS
8101is to generate minimal debug info for a traceback in the absence of
8102@option{-g} unless explicitly overridden with @option{-g0}. This
8103behavior is controlled by @code{OPTIMIZATION_OPTIONS} and
8104@code{OVERRIDE_OPTIONS}.
8105@end table
8106
b216cd4a 8107@node Floating Point
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8108@section Cross Compilation and Floating Point
8109@cindex cross compilation and floating point
8110@cindex floating point and cross compilation
8111
b216cd4a 8112While all modern machines use twos-complement representation for integers,
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8113there are a variety of representations for floating point numbers. This
8114means that in a cross-compiler the representation of floating point numbers
8115in the compiled program may be different from that used in the machine
8116doing the compilation.
8117
feca2ed3 8118Because different representation systems may offer different amounts of
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8119range and precision, all floating point constants must be represented in
8120the target machine's format. Therefore, the cross compiler cannot
8121safely use the host machine's floating point arithmetic; it must emulate
8122the target's arithmetic. To ensure consistency, GCC always uses
8123emulation to work with floating point values, even when the host and
8124target floating point formats are identical.
8125
8126The following macros are provided by @file{real.h} for the compiler to
8127use. All parts of the compiler which generate or optimize
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8128floating-point calculations must use these macros. They may evaluate
8129their operands more than once, so operands must not have side effects.
feca2ed3 8130
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8131@defmac REAL_VALUE_TYPE
8132The C data type to be used to hold a floating point value in the target
8133machine's format. Typically this is a @code{struct} containing an
8134array of @code{HOST_WIDE_INT}, but all code should treat it as an opaque
8135quantity.
8136@end defmac
8137
8138@deftypefn Macro int REAL_VALUES_EQUAL (REAL_VALUE_TYPE @var{x}, REAL_VALUE_TYPE @var{y})
8139Compares for equality the two values, @var{x} and @var{y}. If the target
8140floating point format supports negative zeroes and/or NaNs,
8141@samp{REAL_VALUES_EQUAL (-0.0, 0.0)} is true, and
8142@samp{REAL_VALUES_EQUAL (NaN, NaN)} is false.
8143@end deftypefn
8144
8145@deftypefn Macro int REAL_VALUES_LESS (REAL_VALUE_TYPE @var{x}, REAL_VALUE_TYPE @var{y})
8146Tests whether @var{x} is less than @var{y}.
8147@end deftypefn
8148
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8149@deftypefn Macro HOST_WIDE_INT REAL_VALUE_FIX (REAL_VALUE_TYPE @var{x})
8150Truncates @var{x} to a signed integer, rounding toward zero.
8151@end deftypefn
8152
8153@deftypefn Macro {unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT} REAL_VALUE_UNSIGNED_FIX (REAL_VALUE_TYPE @var{x})
8154Truncates @var{x} to an unsigned integer, rounding toward zero. If
8155@var{x} is negative, returns zero.
8156@end deftypefn
8157
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8158@deftypefn Macro REAL_VALUE_TYPE REAL_VALUE_ATOF (const char *@var{string}, enum machine_mode @var{mode})
8159Converts @var{string} into a floating point number in the target machine's
8160representation for mode @var{mode}. This routine can handle both
8161decimal and hexadecimal floating point constants, using the syntax
8162defined by the C language for both.
8163@end deftypefn
feca2ed3 8164
15e5ad76 8165@deftypefn Macro int REAL_VALUE_NEGATIVE (REAL_VALUE_TYPE @var{x})
ce3649d2 8166Returns 1 if @var{x} is negative (including negative zero), 0 otherwise.
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8167@end deftypefn
8168
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8169@deftypefn Macro int REAL_VALUE_ISINF (REAL_VALUE_TYPE @var{x})
8170Determines whether @var{x} represents infinity (positive or negative).
8171@end deftypefn
8172
8173@deftypefn Macro int REAL_VALUE_ISNAN (REAL_VALUE_TYPE @var{x})
8174Determines whether @var{x} represents a ``NaN'' (not-a-number).
8175@end deftypefn
8176
8177@deftypefn Macro void REAL_ARITHMETIC (REAL_VALUE_TYPE @var{output}, enum tree_code @var{code}, REAL_VALUE_TYPE @var{x}, REAL_VALUE_TYPE @var{y})
8178Calculates an arithmetic operation on the two floating point values
8179@var{x} and @var{y}, storing the result in @var{output} (which must be a
8180variable).
8181
8182The operation to be performed is specified by @var{code}. Only the
8183following codes are supported: @code{PLUS_EXPR}, @code{MINUS_EXPR},
8184@code{MULT_EXPR}, @code{RDIV_EXPR}, @code{MAX_EXPR}, @code{MIN_EXPR}.
8185
8186If @code{REAL_ARITHMETIC} is asked to evaluate division by zero and the
8187target's floating point format cannot represent infinity, it will call
8188@code{abort}. Callers should check for this situation first, using
8189@code{MODE_HAS_INFINITIES}. @xref{Storage Layout}.
8190@end deftypefn
8191
8192@deftypefn Macro REAL_VALUE_TYPE REAL_VALUE_NEGATE (REAL_VALUE_TYPE @var{x})
8193Returns the negative of the floating point value @var{x}.
8194@end deftypefn
8195
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8196@deftypefn Macro REAL_VALUE_TYPE REAL_VALUE_ABS (REAL_VALUE_TYPE @var{x})
8197Returns the absolute value of @var{x}.
8198@end deftypefn
8199
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8200@deftypefn Macro REAL_VALUE_TYPE REAL_VALUE_TRUNCATE (REAL_VALUE_TYPE @var{mode}, enum machine_mode @var{x})
8201Truncates the floating point value @var{x} to fit in @var{mode}. The
8202return value is still a full-size @code{REAL_VALUE_TYPE}, but it has an
8203appropriate bit pattern to be output asa floating constant whose
8204precision accords with mode @var{mode}.
8205@end deftypefn
8206
8207@deftypefn Macro void REAL_VALUE_TO_INT (HOST_WIDE_INT @var{low}, HOST_WIDE_INT @var{high}, REAL_VALUE_TYPE @var{x})
8208Converts a floating point value @var{x} into a double-precision integer
8209which is then stored into @var{low} and @var{high}. If the value is not
8210integral, it is truncated.
8211@end deftypefn
8212
8213@deftypefn Macro void REAL_VALUE_FROM_INT (REAL_VALUE_TYPE @var{x}, HOST_WIDE_INT @var{low}, HOST_WIDE_INT @var{high}, enum machine_mode @var{mode})
feca2ed3 8214@findex REAL_VALUE_FROM_INT
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8215Converts a double-precision integer found in @var{low} and @var{high},
8216into a floating point value which is then stored into @var{x}. The
8217value is truncated to fit in mode @var{mode}.
8218@end deftypefn
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8220@node Mode Switching
8221@section Mode Switching Instructions
8222@cindex mode switching
8223The following macros control mode switching optimizations:
8224
8225@table @code
8226@findex OPTIMIZE_MODE_SWITCHING
8227@item OPTIMIZE_MODE_SWITCHING (@var{entity})
8228Define this macro if the port needs extra instructions inserted for mode
8229switching in an optimizing compilation.
8230
8231For an example, the SH4 can perform both single and double precision
8232floating point operations, but to perform a single precision operation,
8233the FPSCR PR bit has to be cleared, while for a double precision
8234operation, this bit has to be set. Changing the PR bit requires a general
8235purpose register as a scratch register, hence these FPSCR sets have to
e979f9e8 8236be inserted before reload, i.e.@: you can't put this into instruction emitting
aee96fe9 8237or @code{MACHINE_DEPENDENT_REORG}.
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8238
8239You can have multiple entities that are mode-switched, and select at run time
8240which entities actually need it. @code{OPTIMIZE_MODE_SWITCHING} should
14976c58 8241return nonzero for any @var{entity} that needs mode-switching.
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8242If you define this macro, you also have to define
8243@code{NUM_MODES_FOR_MODE_SWITCHING}, @code{MODE_NEEDED},
8244@code{MODE_PRIORITY_TO_MODE} and @code{EMIT_MODE_SET}.
1270c255 8245@code{NORMAL_MODE} is optional.
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8246
8247@findex NUM_MODES_FOR_MODE_SWITCHING
8248@item NUM_MODES_FOR_MODE_SWITCHING
8249If you define @code{OPTIMIZE_MODE_SWITCHING}, you have to define this as
8250initializer for an array of integers. Each initializer element
8251N refers to an entity that needs mode switching, and specifies the number
8252of different modes that might need to be set for this entity.
8253The position of the initializer in the initializer - starting counting at
8254zero - determines the integer that is used to refer to the mode-switched
8255entity in question.
8256In macros that take mode arguments / yield a mode result, modes are
630d3d5a 8257represented as numbers 0 @dots{} N @minus{} 1. N is used to specify that no mode
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8258switch is needed / supplied.
8259
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8260@findex MODE_NEEDED
8261@item MODE_NEEDED (@var{entity}, @var{insn})
8262@var{entity} is an integer specifying a mode-switched entity. If
8263@code{OPTIMIZE_MODE_SWITCHING} is defined, you must define this macro to
8264return an integer value not larger than the corresponding element in
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8265@code{NUM_MODES_FOR_MODE_SWITCHING}, to denote the mode that @var{entity} must
8266be switched into prior to the execution of @var{insn}.
9f09b1f2 8267
02f52e19 8268@findex NORMAL_MODE
1270c255 8269@item NORMAL_MODE (@var{entity})
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8270If this macro is defined, it is evaluated for every @var{entity} that needs
8271mode switching. It should evaluate to an integer, which is a mode that
1270c255 8272@var{entity} is assumed to be switched to at function entry and exit.
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8273
8274@findex MODE_PRIORITY_TO_MODE
8275@item MODE_PRIORITY_TO_MODE (@var{entity}, @var{n})
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8276This macro specifies the order in which modes for @var{entity} are processed.
82770 is the highest priority, @code{NUM_MODES_FOR_MODE_SWITCHING[@var{entity}] - 1} the
9f09b1f2 8278lowest. The value of the macro should be an integer designating a mode
aee96fe9 8279for @var{entity}. For any fixed @var{entity}, @code{mode_priority_to_mode}
630d3d5a 8280(@var{entity}, @var{n}) shall be a bijection in 0 @dots{}
aee96fe9 8281@code{num_modes_for_mode_switching[@var{entity}] - 1}.
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8282
8283@findex EMIT_MODE_SET
8284@item EMIT_MODE_SET (@var{entity}, @var{mode}, @var{hard_regs_live})
8285Generate one or more insns to set @var{entity} to @var{mode}.
8286@var{hard_reg_live} is the set of hard registers live at the point where
8287the insn(s) are to be inserted.
8288@end table
8289
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8290@node Target Attributes
8291@section Defining target-specific uses of @code{__attribute__}
8292@cindex target attributes
8293@cindex machine attributes
8294@cindex attributes, target-specific
8295
8296Target-specific attributes may be defined for functions, data and types.
8297These are described using the following target hooks; they also need to
8298be documented in @file{extend.texi}.
8299
8300@deftypevr {Target Hook} {const struct attribute_spec *} TARGET_ATTRIBUTE_TABLE
8301If defined, this target hook points to an array of @samp{struct
8302attribute_spec} (defined in @file{tree.h}) specifying the machine
8303specific attributes for this target and some of the restrictions on the
8304entities to which these attributes are applied and the arguments they
8305take.
8306@end deftypevr
8307
8308@deftypefn {Target Hook} int TARGET_COMP_TYPE_ATTRIBUTES (tree @var{type1}, tree @var{type2})
8309If defined, this target hook is a function which returns zero if the attributes on
8310@var{type1} and @var{type2} are incompatible, one if they are compatible,
8311and two if they are nearly compatible (which causes a warning to be
8312generated). If this is not defined, machine-specific attributes are
8313supposed always to be compatible.
8314@end deftypefn
8315
8316@deftypefn {Target Hook} void TARGET_SET_DEFAULT_TYPE_ATTRIBUTES (tree @var{type})
8317If defined, this target hook is a function which assigns default attributes to
8318newly defined @var{type}.
8319@end deftypefn
8320
8321@deftypefn {Target Hook} tree TARGET_MERGE_TYPE_ATTRIBUTES (tree @var{type1}, tree @var{type2})
8322Define this target hook if the merging of type attributes needs special
8323handling. If defined, the result is a list of the combined
8324@code{TYPE_ATTRIBUTES} of @var{type1} and @var{type2}. It is assumed
8325that @code{comptypes} has already been called and returned 1. This
8326function may call @code{merge_attributes} to handle machine-independent
8327merging.
8328@end deftypefn
8329
8330@deftypefn {Target Hook} tree TARGET_MERGE_DECL_ATTRIBUTES (tree @var{olddecl}, tree @var{newdecl})
8331Define this target hook if the merging of decl attributes needs special
8332handling. If defined, the result is a list of the combined
8333@code{DECL_ATTRIBUTES} of @var{olddecl} and @var{newdecl}.
8334@var{newdecl} is a duplicate declaration of @var{olddecl}. Examples of
8335when this is needed are when one attribute overrides another, or when an
8336attribute is nullified by a subsequent definition. This function may
8337call @code{merge_attributes} to handle machine-independent merging.
8338
8339@findex TARGET_DLLIMPORT_DECL_ATTRIBUTES
8340If the only target-specific handling you require is @samp{dllimport} for
8341Windows targets, you should define the macro
8342@code{TARGET_DLLIMPORT_DECL_ATTRIBUTES}. This links in a function
8343called @code{merge_dllimport_decl_attributes} which can then be defined
8344as the expansion of @code{TARGET_MERGE_DECL_ATTRIBUTES}. This is done
8345in @file{i386/cygwin.h} and @file{i386/i386.c}, for example.
8346@end deftypefn
8347
8348@deftypefn {Target Hook} void TARGET_INSERT_ATTRIBUTES (tree @var{node}, tree *@var{attr_ptr})
8349Define this target hook if you want to be able to add attributes to a decl
8350when it is being created. This is normally useful for back ends which
8351wish to implement a pragma by using the attributes which correspond to
8352the pragma's effect. The @var{node} argument is the decl which is being
8353created. The @var{attr_ptr} argument is a pointer to the attribute list
8354for this decl. The list itself should not be modified, since it may be
8355shared with other decls, but attributes may be chained on the head of
8356the list and @code{*@var{attr_ptr}} modified to point to the new
8357attributes, or a copy of the list may be made if further changes are
8358needed.
8359@end deftypefn
8360
8361@deftypefn {Target Hook} bool TARGET_FUNCTION_ATTRIBUTE_INLINABLE_P (tree @var{fndecl})
8362@cindex inlining
8363This target hook returns @code{true} if it is ok to inline @var{fndecl}
8364into the current function, despite its having target-specific
8365attributes, @code{false} otherwise. By default, if a function has a
8366target specific attribute attached to it, it will not be inlined.
8367@end deftypefn
8368
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8369@node MIPS Coprocessors
8370@section Defining coprocessor specifics for MIPS targets.
8371@cindex MIPS coprocessor-definition macros
8372
8373The MIPS specification allows MIPS implementations to have as many as 4
8374coprocessors, each with as many as 32 private registers. gcc supports
8375accessing these registers and transferring values between the registers
8376and memory using asm-ized variables. For example:
8377
8378@smallexample
8379 register unsigned int cp0count asm ("c0r1");
8380 unsigned int d;
8381
8382 d = cp0count + 3;
8383@end smallexample
8384
8385(``c0r1'' is the default name of register 1 in coprocessor 0; alternate
8386names may be added as described below, or the default names may be
8387overridden entirely in @code{SUBTARGET_CONDITIONAL_REGISTER_USAGE}.)
8388
8389Coprocessor registers are assumed to be epilogue-used; sets to them will
8390be preserved even if it does not appear that the register is used again
8391later in the function.
8392
8393Another note: according to the MIPS spec, coprocessor 1 (if present) is
8394the FPU. One accesses COP1 registers through standard mips
8395floating-point support; they are not included in this mechanism.
8396
8397There is one macro used in defining the MIPS coprocessor interface which
8398you may want to override in subtargets; it is described below.
8399
8400@table @code
8401
8402@item ALL_COP_ADDITIONAL_REGISTER_NAMES
8403@findex ALL_COP_ADDITIONAL_REGISTER_NAMES
8404A comma-separated list (with leading comma) of pairs describing the
8405alternate names of coprocessor registers. The format of each entry should be
8406@smallexample
8407@{ @var{alternatename}, @var{register_number}@}
8408@end smallexample
8409Default: empty.
8410
8411@end table
8412
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8413@node Misc
8414@section Miscellaneous Parameters
8415@cindex parameters, miscellaneous
8416
8417@c prevent bad page break with this line
8418Here are several miscellaneous parameters.
8419
8420@table @code
8421@item PREDICATE_CODES
8422@findex PREDICATE_CODES
8423Define this if you have defined special-purpose predicates in the file
8424@file{@var{machine}.c}. This macro is called within an initializer of an
8425array of structures. The first field in the structure is the name of a
8426predicate and the second field is an array of rtl codes. For each
8427predicate, list all rtl codes that can be in expressions matched by the
8428predicate. The list should have a trailing comma. Here is an example
8429of two entries in the list for a typical RISC machine:
8430
8431@smallexample
8432#define PREDICATE_CODES \
8433 @{"gen_reg_rtx_operand", @{SUBREG, REG@}@}, \
8434 @{"reg_or_short_cint_operand", @{SUBREG, REG, CONST_INT@}@},
8435@end smallexample
8436
8437Defining this macro does not affect the generated code (however,
8438incorrect definitions that omit an rtl code that may be matched by the
8439predicate can cause the compiler to malfunction). Instead, it allows
8440the table built by @file{genrecog} to be more compact and efficient,
8441thus speeding up the compiler. The most important predicates to include
556e0f21 8442in the list specified by this macro are those used in the most insn
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8443patterns.
8444
aee96fe9 8445For each predicate function named in @code{PREDICATE_CODES}, a
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8446declaration will be generated in @file{insn-codes.h}.
8447
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8448@item SPECIAL_MODE_PREDICATES
8449@findex SPECIAL_MODE_PREDICATES
8450Define this if you have special predicates that know special things
02f52e19 8451about modes. Genrecog will warn about certain forms of
8fe0ca0c 8452@code{match_operand} without a mode; if the operand predicate is
02f52e19 8453listed in @code{SPECIAL_MODE_PREDICATES}, the warning will be
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8454suppressed.
8455
8456Here is an example from the IA-32 port (@code{ext_register_operand}
8457specially checks for @code{HImode} or @code{SImode} in preparation
8458for a byte extraction from @code{%ah} etc.).
8459
8460@smallexample
8461#define SPECIAL_MODE_PREDICATES \
8462 "ext_register_operand",
8463@end smallexample
8464
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8465@findex CASE_VECTOR_MODE
8466@item CASE_VECTOR_MODE
8467An alias for a machine mode name. This is the machine mode that
8468elements of a jump-table should have.
8469
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8470@findex CASE_VECTOR_SHORTEN_MODE
8471@item CASE_VECTOR_SHORTEN_MODE (@var{min_offset}, @var{max_offset}, @var{body})
8472Optional: return the preferred mode for an @code{addr_diff_vec}
8473when the minimum and maximum offset are known. If you define this,
8474it enables extra code in branch shortening to deal with @code{addr_diff_vec}.
4226378a 8475To make this work, you also have to define @code{INSN_ALIGN} and
33f7f353 8476make the alignment for @code{addr_diff_vec} explicit.
391aaa6b 8477The @var{body} argument is provided so that the offset_unsigned and scale
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8478flags can be updated.
8479
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8480@findex CASE_VECTOR_PC_RELATIVE
8481@item CASE_VECTOR_PC_RELATIVE
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ILT
8482Define this macro to be a C expression to indicate when jump-tables
8483should contain relative addresses. If jump-tables never contain
8484relative addresses, then you need not define this macro.
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8485
8486@findex CASE_DROPS_THROUGH
8487@item CASE_DROPS_THROUGH
8488Define this if control falls through a @code{case} insn when the index
8489value is out of range. This means the specified default-label is
8490actually ignored by the @code{case} insn proper.
8491
8492@findex CASE_VALUES_THRESHOLD
8493@item CASE_VALUES_THRESHOLD
8494Define this to be the smallest number of different values for which it
8495is best to use a jump-table instead of a tree of conditional branches.
8496The default is four for machines with a @code{casesi} instruction and
8497five otherwise. This is best for most machines.
8498
8499@findex WORD_REGISTER_OPERATIONS
8500@item WORD_REGISTER_OPERATIONS
8501Define this macro if operations between registers with integral mode
8502smaller than a word are always performed on the entire register.
8503Most RISC machines have this property and most CISC machines do not.
8504
8505@findex LOAD_EXTEND_OP
8506@item LOAD_EXTEND_OP (@var{mode})
8507Define this macro to be a C expression indicating when insns that read
8508memory in @var{mode}, an integral mode narrower than a word, set the
8509bits outside of @var{mode} to be either the sign-extension or the
8510zero-extension of the data read. Return @code{SIGN_EXTEND} for values
8511of @var{mode} for which the
8512insn sign-extends, @code{ZERO_EXTEND} for which it zero-extends, and
8513@code{NIL} for other modes.
8514
8515This macro is not called with @var{mode} non-integral or with a width
8516greater than or equal to @code{BITS_PER_WORD}, so you may return any
8517value in this case. Do not define this macro if it would always return
8518@code{NIL}. On machines where this macro is defined, you will normally
8519define it as the constant @code{SIGN_EXTEND} or @code{ZERO_EXTEND}.
8520
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MM
8521@findex SHORT_IMMEDIATES_SIGN_EXTEND
8522@item SHORT_IMMEDIATES_SIGN_EXTEND
8523Define this macro if loading short immediate values into registers sign
8524extends.
8525
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8526@findex FIXUNS_TRUNC_LIKE_FIX_TRUNC
8527@item FIXUNS_TRUNC_LIKE_FIX_TRUNC
8528Define this macro if the same instructions that convert a floating
8529point number to a signed fixed point number also convert validly to an
8530unsigned one.
8531
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8532@findex MOVE_MAX
8533@item MOVE_MAX
8534The maximum number of bytes that a single instruction can move quickly
8535between memory and registers or between two memory locations.
8536
8537@findex MAX_MOVE_MAX
8538@item MAX_MOVE_MAX
8539The maximum number of bytes that a single instruction can move quickly
8540between memory and registers or between two memory locations. If this
8541is undefined, the default is @code{MOVE_MAX}. Otherwise, it is the
8542constant value that is the largest value that @code{MOVE_MAX} can have
8543at run-time.
8544
8545@findex SHIFT_COUNT_TRUNCATED
8546@item SHIFT_COUNT_TRUNCATED
8547A C expression that is nonzero if on this machine the number of bits
8548actually used for the count of a shift operation is equal to the number
8549of bits needed to represent the size of the object being shifted. When
df2a54e9 8550this macro is nonzero, the compiler will assume that it is safe to omit
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8551a sign-extend, zero-extend, and certain bitwise `and' instructions that
8552truncates the count of a shift operation. On machines that have
c771326b 8553instructions that act on bit-fields at variable positions, which may
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8554include `bit test' instructions, a nonzero @code{SHIFT_COUNT_TRUNCATED}
8555also enables deletion of truncations of the values that serve as
c771326b 8556arguments to bit-field instructions.
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8557
8558If both types of instructions truncate the count (for shifts) and
c771326b 8559position (for bit-field operations), or if no variable-position bit-field
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8560instructions exist, you should define this macro.
8561
8562However, on some machines, such as the 80386 and the 680x0, truncation
8563only applies to shift operations and not the (real or pretended)
c771326b 8564bit-field operations. Define @code{SHIFT_COUNT_TRUNCATED} to be zero on
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8565such machines. Instead, add patterns to the @file{md} file that include
8566the implied truncation of the shift instructions.
8567
8568You need not define this macro if it would always have the value of zero.
8569
8570@findex TRULY_NOOP_TRUNCATION
8571@item TRULY_NOOP_TRUNCATION (@var{outprec}, @var{inprec})
8572A C expression which is nonzero if on this machine it is safe to
8573``convert'' an integer of @var{inprec} bits to one of @var{outprec}
8574bits (where @var{outprec} is smaller than @var{inprec}) by merely
8575operating on it as if it had only @var{outprec} bits.
8576
8577On many machines, this expression can be 1.
8578
8579@c rearranged this, removed the phrase "it is reported that". this was
8580@c to fix an overfull hbox. --mew 10feb93
8581When @code{TRULY_NOOP_TRUNCATION} returns 1 for a pair of sizes for
8582modes for which @code{MODES_TIEABLE_P} is 0, suboptimal code can result.
8583If this is the case, making @code{TRULY_NOOP_TRUNCATION} return 0 in
8584such cases may improve things.
8585
8586@findex STORE_FLAG_VALUE
8587@item STORE_FLAG_VALUE
8588A C expression describing the value returned by a comparison operator
8589with an integral mode and stored by a store-flag instruction
8590(@samp{s@var{cond}}) when the condition is true. This description must
8591apply to @emph{all} the @samp{s@var{cond}} patterns and all the
8592comparison operators whose results have a @code{MODE_INT} mode.
8593
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8594A value of 1 or @minus{}1 means that the instruction implementing the
8595comparison operator returns exactly 1 or @minus{}1 when the comparison is true
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8596and 0 when the comparison is false. Otherwise, the value indicates
8597which bits of the result are guaranteed to be 1 when the comparison is
8598true. This value is interpreted in the mode of the comparison
8599operation, which is given by the mode of the first operand in the
8600@samp{s@var{cond}} pattern. Either the low bit or the sign bit of
8601@code{STORE_FLAG_VALUE} be on. Presently, only those bits are used by
8602the compiler.
8603
630d3d5a 8604If @code{STORE_FLAG_VALUE} is neither 1 or @minus{}1, the compiler will
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8605generate code that depends only on the specified bits. It can also
8606replace comparison operators with equivalent operations if they cause
8607the required bits to be set, even if the remaining bits are undefined.
8608For example, on a machine whose comparison operators return an
8609@code{SImode} value and where @code{STORE_FLAG_VALUE} is defined as
8610@samp{0x80000000}, saying that just the sign bit is relevant, the
8611expression
8612
8613@smallexample
8614(ne:SI (and:SI @var{x} (const_int @var{power-of-2})) (const_int 0))
8615@end smallexample
8616
8617@noindent
8618can be converted to
8619
8620@smallexample
8621(ashift:SI @var{x} (const_int @var{n}))
8622@end smallexample
8623
8624@noindent
8625where @var{n} is the appropriate shift count to move the bit being
8626tested into the sign bit.
8627
8628There is no way to describe a machine that always sets the low-order bit
8629for a true value, but does not guarantee the value of any other bits,
8630but we do not know of any machine that has such an instruction. If you
a3a15b4d 8631are trying to port GCC to such a machine, include an instruction to
feca2ed3 8632perform a logical-and of the result with 1 in the pattern for the
b11cc610 8633comparison operators and let us know at @email{gcc@@gcc.gnu.org}.
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8634
8635Often, a machine will have multiple instructions that obtain a value
8636from a comparison (or the condition codes). Here are rules to guide the
8637choice of value for @code{STORE_FLAG_VALUE}, and hence the instructions
8638to be used:
8639
8640@itemize @bullet
8641@item
8642Use the shortest sequence that yields a valid definition for
8643@code{STORE_FLAG_VALUE}. It is more efficient for the compiler to
8644``normalize'' the value (convert it to, e.g., 1 or 0) than for the
8645comparison operators to do so because there may be opportunities to
8646combine the normalization with other operations.
8647
8648@item
630d3d5a 8649For equal-length sequences, use a value of 1 or @minus{}1, with @minus{}1 being
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8650slightly preferred on machines with expensive jumps and 1 preferred on
8651other machines.
8652
8653@item
8654As a second choice, choose a value of @samp{0x80000001} if instructions
8655exist that set both the sign and low-order bits but do not define the
8656others.
8657
8658@item
8659Otherwise, use a value of @samp{0x80000000}.
8660@end itemize
8661
8662Many machines can produce both the value chosen for
8663@code{STORE_FLAG_VALUE} and its negation in the same number of
8664instructions. On those machines, you should also define a pattern for
8665those cases, e.g., one matching
8666
8667@smallexample
8668(set @var{A} (neg:@var{m} (ne:@var{m} @var{B} @var{C})))
8669@end smallexample
8670
8671Some machines can also perform @code{and} or @code{plus} operations on
8672condition code values with less instructions than the corresponding
8673@samp{s@var{cond}} insn followed by @code{and} or @code{plus}. On those
8674machines, define the appropriate patterns. Use the names @code{incscc}
8675and @code{decscc}, respectively, for the patterns which perform
8676@code{plus} or @code{minus} operations on condition code values. See
8677@file{rs6000.md} for some examples. The GNU Superoptizer can be used to
8678find such instruction sequences on other machines.
8679
8680You need not define @code{STORE_FLAG_VALUE} if the machine has no store-flag
8681instructions.
8682
8683@findex FLOAT_STORE_FLAG_VALUE
12530dbe 8684@item FLOAT_STORE_FLAG_VALUE (@var{mode})
df2a54e9 8685A C expression that gives a nonzero @code{REAL_VALUE_TYPE} value that is
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8686returned when comparison operators with floating-point results are true.
8687Define this macro on machine that have comparison operations that return
8688floating-point values. If there are no such operations, do not define
8689this macro.
8690
8691@findex Pmode
8692@item Pmode
8693An alias for the machine mode for pointers. On most machines, define
8694this to be the integer mode corresponding to the width of a hardware
8695pointer; @code{SImode} on 32-bit machine or @code{DImode} on 64-bit machines.
8696On some machines you must define this to be one of the partial integer
8697modes, such as @code{PSImode}.
8698
8699The width of @code{Pmode} must be at least as large as the value of
8700@code{POINTER_SIZE}. If it is not equal, you must define the macro
8701@code{POINTERS_EXTEND_UNSIGNED} to specify how pointers are extended
8702to @code{Pmode}.
8703
8704@findex FUNCTION_MODE
8705@item FUNCTION_MODE
8706An alias for the machine mode used for memory references to functions
8707being called, in @code{call} RTL expressions. On most machines this
8708should be @code{QImode}.
8709
8710@findex INTEGRATE_THRESHOLD
8711@item INTEGRATE_THRESHOLD (@var{decl})
8712A C expression for the maximum number of instructions above which the
8713function @var{decl} should not be inlined. @var{decl} is a
8714@code{FUNCTION_DECL} node.
8715
8716The default definition of this macro is 64 plus 8 times the number of
8717arguments that the function accepts. Some people think a larger
8718threshold should be used on RISC machines.
8719
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8720@findex STDC_0_IN_SYSTEM_HEADERS
8721@item STDC_0_IN_SYSTEM_HEADERS
8722In normal operation, the preprocessor expands @code{__STDC__} to the
8723constant 1, to signify that GCC conforms to ISO Standard C@. On some
8724hosts, like Solaris, the system compiler uses a different convention,
8725where @code{__STDC__} is normally 0, but is 1 if the user specifies
8726strict conformance to the C Standard.
8727
8728Defining @code{STDC_0_IN_SYSTEM_HEADERS} makes GNU CPP follows the host
8729convention when processing system header files, but when processing user
8730files @code{__STDC__} will always expand to 1.
8731
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8732@findex NO_IMPLICIT_EXTERN_C
8733@item NO_IMPLICIT_EXTERN_C
161d7b59 8734Define this macro if the system header files support C++ as well as C@.
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8735This macro inhibits the usual method of using system header files in
8736C++, which is to pretend that the file's contents are enclosed in
8737@samp{extern "C" @{@dots{}@}}.
8738
8739@findex HANDLE_PRAGMA
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8740@item HANDLE_PRAGMA (@var{getc}, @var{ungetc}, @var{name})
8741This macro is no longer supported. You must use
8742@code{REGISTER_TARGET_PRAGMAS} instead.
8743
8744@findex REGISTER_TARGET_PRAGMAS
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8745@findex #pragma
8746@findex pragma
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8747@item REGISTER_TARGET_PRAGMAS (@var{pfile})
8748Define this macro if you want to implement any target-specific pragmas.
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NB
8749If defined, it is a C expression which makes a series of calls to
8750@code{cpp_register_pragma} for each pragma, with @var{pfile} passed as
8751the first argument to to these functions. The macro may also do any
8752setup required for the pragmas.
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8753
8754The primary reason to define this macro is to provide compatibility with
8755other compilers for the same target. In general, we discourage
161d7b59 8756definition of target-specific pragmas for GCC@.
feca2ed3 8757
c237e94a 8758If the pragma can be implemented by attributes then you should consider
91d231cb 8759defining the target hook @samp{TARGET_INSERT_ATTRIBUTES} as well.
f09db6e0 8760
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8761Preprocessor macros that appear on pragma lines are not expanded. All
8762@samp{#pragma} directives that do not match any registered pragma are
630d3d5a 8763silently ignored, unless the user specifies @option{-Wunknown-pragmas}.
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8764
8765@deftypefun void cpp_register_pragma (cpp_reader *@var{pfile}, const char *@var{space}, const char *@var{name}, void (*@var{callback}) (cpp_reader *))
8766
8767Each call to @code{cpp_register_pragma} establishes one pragma. The
8768@var{callback} routine will be called when the preprocessor encounters a
8769pragma of the form
8770
8771@smallexample
8772#pragma [@var{space}] @var{name} @dots{}
8773@end smallexample
8774
a5da89c6
NB
8775@var{space} is the case-sensitive namespace of the pragma, or
8776@code{NULL} to put the pragma in the global namespace. The callback
8777routine receives @var{pfile} as its first argument, which can be passed
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NB
8778on to cpplib's functions if necessary. You can lex tokens after the
8779@var{name} by calling @code{c_lex}. Tokens that are not read by the
8780callback will be silently ignored. The end of the line is indicated by
8781a token of type @code{CPP_EOF}.
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8782
8783For an example use of this routine, see @file{c4x.h} and the callback
51fabca5 8784routines defined in @file{c4x-c.c}.
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8785
8786Note that the use of @code{c_lex} is specific to the C and C++
8787compilers. It will not work in the Java or Fortran compilers, or any
8788other language compilers for that matter. Thus if @code{c_lex} is going
8789to be called from target-specific code, it must only be done so when
c771326b 8790building the C and C++ compilers. This can be done by defining the
aac69a49 8791variables @code{c_target_objs} and @code{cxx_target_objs} in the
aee96fe9 8792target entry in the @file{config.gcc} file. These variables should name
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8793the target-specific, language-specific object file which contains the
8794code that uses @code{c_lex}. Note it will also be necessary to add a
8795rule to the makefile fragment pointed to by @code{tmake_file} that shows
8796how to build this object file.
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8797@end deftypefun
8798
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8799@findex HANDLE_SYSV_PRAGMA
8800@findex #pragma
8801@findex pragma
8802@item HANDLE_SYSV_PRAGMA
8803Define this macro (to a value of 1) if you want the System V style
8804pragmas @samp{#pragma pack(<n>)} and @samp{#pragma weak <name>
8805[=<value>]} to be supported by gcc.
8806
8807The pack pragma specifies the maximum alignment (in bytes) of fields
8808within a structure, in much the same way as the @samp{__aligned__} and
8809@samp{__packed__} @code{__attribute__}s do. A pack value of zero resets
c21cd8b1 8810the behavior to the default.
e2af664c 8811
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DR
8812A subtlety for Microsoft Visual C/C++ style bit-field packing
8813(e.g. -mms-bitfields) for targets that support it:
8814When a bit-field is inserted into a packed record, the whole size
8815of the underlying type is used by one or more same-size adjacent
8816bit-fields (that is, if its long:3, 32 bits is used in the record,
8817and any additional adjacent long bit-fields are packed into the same
8818chunk of 32 bits. However, if the size changes, a new field of that
8819size is allocated).
8820
8821If both MS bit-fields and @samp{__attribute__((packed))} are used,
8822the latter will take precedence. If @samp{__attribute__((packed))} is
8823used on a single field when MS bit-fields are in use, it will take
8824precedence for that field, but the alignment of the rest of the structure
8825may affect its placement.
8826
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8827The weak pragma only works if @code{SUPPORTS_WEAK} and
8828@code{ASM_WEAKEN_LABEL} are defined. If enabled it allows the creation
8829of specifically named weak labels, optionally with a value.
8830
8831@findex HANDLE_PRAGMA_PACK_PUSH_POP
8832@findex #pragma
8833@findex pragma
8834@item HANDLE_PRAGMA_PACK_PUSH_POP
8835Define this macro (to a value of 1) if you want to support the Win32
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8836style pragmas @samp{#pragma pack(push,@var{n})} and @samp{#pragma
8837pack(pop)}. The @samp{pack(push,@var{n})} pragma specifies the maximum alignment
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8838(in bytes) of fields within a structure, in much the same way as the
8839@samp{__aligned__} and @samp{__packed__} @code{__attribute__}s do. A
c21cd8b1 8840pack value of zero resets the behavior to the default. Successive
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8841invocations of this pragma cause the previous values to be stacked, so
8842that invocations of @samp{#pragma pack(pop)} will return to the previous
8843value.
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8844
8845@findex DOLLARS_IN_IDENTIFIERS
8846@item DOLLARS_IN_IDENTIFIERS
8847Define this macro to control use of the character @samp{$} in identifier
37d13a29 8848names. 0 means @samp{$} is not allowed by default; 1 means it is allowed.
feca2ed3 88491 is the default; there is no need to define this macro in that case.
37d13a29 8850This macro controls the compiler proper; it does not affect the preprocessor.
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8851
8852@findex NO_DOLLAR_IN_LABEL
8853@item NO_DOLLAR_IN_LABEL
8854Define this macro if the assembler does not accept the character
8855@samp{$} in label names. By default constructors and destructors in
8856G++ have @samp{$} in the identifiers. If this macro is defined,
8857@samp{.} is used instead.
8858
8859@findex NO_DOT_IN_LABEL
8860@item NO_DOT_IN_LABEL
8861Define this macro if the assembler does not accept the character
8862@samp{.} in label names. By default constructors and destructors in G++
8863have names that use @samp{.}. If this macro is defined, these names
8864are rewritten to avoid @samp{.}.
8865
8866@findex DEFAULT_MAIN_RETURN
8867@item DEFAULT_MAIN_RETURN
8868Define this macro if the target system expects every program's @code{main}
8869function to return a standard ``success'' value by default (if no other
8870value is explicitly returned).
8871
8872The definition should be a C statement (sans semicolon) to generate the
8873appropriate rtl instructions. It is used only when compiling the end of
8874@code{main}.
8875
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8876@item NEED_ATEXIT
8877@findex NEED_ATEXIT
8878Define this if the target system lacks the function @code{atexit}
5490d604 8879from the ISO C standard. If this macro is defined, a default definition
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8880will be provided to support C++. If @code{ON_EXIT} is not defined,
8881a default @code{exit} function will also be provided.
8882
8883@item ON_EXIT
8884@findex ON_EXIT
8885Define this macro if the target has another way to implement atexit
8886functionality without replacing @code{exit}. For instance, SunOS 4 has
8887a similar @code{on_exit} library function.
8888
8889The definition should be a functional macro which can be used just like
8890the @code{atexit} function.
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8891
8892@item EXIT_BODY
8893@findex EXIT_BODY
8894Define this if your @code{exit} function needs to do something
8895besides calling an external function @code{_cleanup} before
8896terminating with @code{_exit}. The @code{EXIT_BODY} macro is
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8897only needed if @code{NEED_ATEXIT} is defined and @code{ON_EXIT} is not
8898defined.
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8899
8900@findex INSN_SETS_ARE_DELAYED
8901@item INSN_SETS_ARE_DELAYED (@var{insn})
8902Define this macro as a C expression that is nonzero if it is safe for the
8903delay slot scheduler to place instructions in the delay slot of @var{insn},
8904even if they appear to use a resource set or clobbered in @var{insn}.
a3a15b4d 8905@var{insn} is always a @code{jump_insn} or an @code{insn}; GCC knows that
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8906every @code{call_insn} has this behavior. On machines where some @code{insn}
8907or @code{jump_insn} is really a function call and hence has this behavior,
8908you should define this macro.
8909
8910You need not define this macro if it would always return zero.
8911
8912@findex INSN_REFERENCES_ARE_DELAYED
8913@item INSN_REFERENCES_ARE_DELAYED (@var{insn})
8914Define this macro as a C expression that is nonzero if it is safe for the
8915delay slot scheduler to place instructions in the delay slot of @var{insn},
8916even if they appear to set or clobber a resource referenced in @var{insn}.
8917@var{insn} is always a @code{jump_insn} or an @code{insn}. On machines where
8918some @code{insn} or @code{jump_insn} is really a function call and its operands
8919are registers whose use is actually in the subroutine it calls, you should
8920define this macro. Doing so allows the delay slot scheduler to move
8921instructions which copy arguments into the argument registers into the delay
8922slot of @var{insn}.
8923
8924You need not define this macro if it would always return zero.
8925
8926@findex MACHINE_DEPENDENT_REORG
8927@item MACHINE_DEPENDENT_REORG (@var{insn})
8928In rare cases, correct code generation requires extra machine
8929dependent processing between the second jump optimization pass and
8930delayed branch scheduling. On those machines, define this macro as a C
8931statement to act on the code starting at @var{insn}.
8932
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8933@findex MULTIPLE_SYMBOL_SPACES
8934@item MULTIPLE_SYMBOL_SPACES
8935Define this macro if in some cases global symbols from one translation
8936unit may not be bound to undefined symbols in another translation unit
8937without user intervention. For instance, under Microsoft Windows
8938symbols must be explicitly imported from shared libraries (DLLs).
8939
57bcb97a 8940@findex MD_ASM_CLOBBERS
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8941@item MD_ASM_CLOBBERS (@var{clobbers})
8942A C statement that adds to @var{clobbers} @code{STRING_CST} trees for
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8943any hard regs the port wishes to automatically clobber for all asms.
8944
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8945@findex MAX_INTEGER_COMPUTATION_MODE
8946@item MAX_INTEGER_COMPUTATION_MODE
8947Define this to the largest integer machine mode which can be used for
8948operations other than load, store and copy operations.
8949
8950You need only define this macro if the target holds values larger than
8951@code{word_mode} in general purpose registers. Most targets should not define
8952this macro.
f89223a9 8953
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8954@findex MATH_LIBRARY
8955@item MATH_LIBRARY
8956Define this macro as a C string constant for the linker argument to link
8957in the system math library, or @samp{""} if the target does not have a
8958separate math library.
8959
8960You need only define this macro if the default of @samp{"-lm"} is wrong.
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8961
8962@findex LIBRARY_PATH_ENV
8963@item LIBRARY_PATH_ENV
8964Define this macro as a C string constant for the environment variable that
8965specifies where the linker should look for libraries.
8966
8967You need only define this macro if the default of @samp{"LIBRARY_PATH"}
8968is wrong.
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8969
8970@findex TARGET_HAS_F_SETLKW
8971@item TARGET_HAS_F_SETLKW
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8972Define this macro if the target supports file locking with fcntl / F_SETLKW@.
8973Note that this functionality is part of POSIX@.
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8974Defining @code{TARGET_HAS_F_SETLKW} will enable the test coverage code
8975to use file locking when exiting a program, which avoids race conditions
8976if the program has forked.
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8977
8978@findex MAX_CONDITIONAL_EXECUTE
8979@item MAX_CONDITIONAL_EXECUTE
8980
8981A C expression for the maximum number of instructions to execute via
8982conditional execution instructions instead of a branch. A value of
8983@code{BRANCH_COST}+1 is the default if the machine does not use cc0, and
89841 if it does use cc0.
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8985
8986@findex IFCVT_MODIFY_TESTS
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8987@item IFCVT_MODIFY_TESTS(@var{ce_info}, @var{true_expr}, @var{false_expr})
8988Used if the target needs to perform machine-dependent modifications on the
8989conditionals used for turning basic blocks into conditionally executed code.
8990@var{ce_info} points to a data structure, @code{struct ce_if_block}, which
8991contains information about the currently processed blocks. @var{true_expr}
8992and @var{false_expr} are the tests that are used for converting the
8993then-block and the else-block, respectively. Set either @var{true_expr} or
8994@var{false_expr} to a null pointer if the tests cannot be converted.
8995
8996@findex IFCVT_MODIFY_MULTIPLE_TESTS
8997@item IFCVT_MODIFY_MULTIPLE_TESTS(@var{ce_info}, @var{bb}, @var{true_expr}, @var{false_expr})
8998Like @code{IFCVT_MODIFY_TESTS}, but used when converting more complicated
8999if-statements into conditions combined by @code{and} and @code{or} operations.
9000@var{bb} contains the basic block that contains the test that is currently
9001being processed and about to be turned into a condition.
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9002
9003@findex IFCVT_MODIFY_INSN
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9004@item IFCVT_MODIFY_INSN(@var{ce_info}, @var{pattern}, @var{insn})
9005A C expression to modify the @var{PATTERN} of an @var{INSN} that is to
9006be converted to conditional execution format. @var{ce_info} points to
9007a data structure, @code{struct ce_if_block}, which contains information
9008about the currently processed blocks.
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9009
9010@findex IFCVT_MODIFY_FINAL
c05ffc49 9011@item IFCVT_MODIFY_FINAL(@var{ce_info})
90280148 9012A C expression to perform any final machine dependent modifications in
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9013converting code to conditional execution. The involved basic blocks
9014can be found in the @code{struct ce_if_block} structure that is pointed
9015to by @var{ce_info}.
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9016
9017@findex IFCVT_MODIFY_CANCEL
c05ffc49 9018@item IFCVT_MODIFY_CANCEL(@var{ce_info})
90280148 9019A C expression to cancel any machine dependent modifications in
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9020converting code to conditional execution. The involved basic blocks
9021can be found in the @code{struct ce_if_block} structure that is pointed
9022to by @var{ce_info}.
9023
9024@findex IFCVT_INIT_EXTRA_FIELDS
9025@item IFCVT_INIT_EXTRA_FIELDS(@var{ce_info})
9026A C expression to initialize any extra fields in a @code{struct ce_if_block}
9027structure, which are defined by the @code{IFCVT_EXTRA_FIELDS} macro.
9028
9029@findex IFCVT_EXTRA_FIELDS
9030@item IFCVT_EXTRA_FIELDS
9031If defined, it should expand to a set of field declarations that will be
9032added to the @code{struct ce_if_block} structure. These should be intialized
9033by the @code{IFCVT_INIT_EXTRA_FIELDS} macro.
9034
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4a1d48f6 9036
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9037@deftypefn {Target Hook} void TARGET_INIT_BUILTINS ()
9038Define this hook if you have any machine-specific built-in functions
9039that need to be defined. It should be a function that performs the
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9040necessary setup.
9041
c771326b 9042Machine specific built-in functions can be useful to expand special machine
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9043instructions that would otherwise not normally be generated because
9044they have no equivalent in the source language (for example, SIMD vector
9045instructions or prefetch instructions).
9046
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9047To create a built-in function, call the function @code{builtin_function}
9048which is defined by the language front end. You can use any type nodes set
4a1d48f6 9049up by @code{build_common_tree_nodes} and @code{build_common_tree_nodes_2};
c237e94a 9050only language front ends that use those two functions will call
f6155fda 9051@samp{TARGET_INIT_BUILTINS}.
acdcefcc 9052@end deftypefn
4a1d48f6 9053
f6155fda 9054@deftypefn {Target Hook} rtx TARGET_EXPAND_BUILTIN (tree @var{exp}, rtx @var{target}, rtx @var{subtarget}, enum machine_mode @var{mode}, int @var{ignore})
4a1d48f6 9055
c771326b 9056Expand a call to a machine specific built-in function that was set up by
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9057@samp{TARGET_INIT_BUILTINS}. @var{exp} is the expression for the
9058function call; the result should go to @var{target} if that is
9059convenient, and have mode @var{mode} if that is convenient.
9060@var{subtarget} may be used as the target for computing one of
9061@var{exp}'s operands. @var{ignore} is nonzero if the value is to be
9062ignored. This function should return the result of the call to the
9063built-in function.
acdcefcc 9064@end deftypefn
4a1d48f6 9065
c237e94a 9066@table @code
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9067@findex MD_CAN_REDIRECT_BRANCH
9068@item MD_CAN_REDIRECT_BRANCH(@var{branch1}, @var{branch2})
9069
4fe9b91c 9070Take a branch insn in @var{branch1} and another in @var{branch2}.
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9071Return true if redirecting @var{branch1} to the destination of
9072@var{branch2} is possible.
9073
9074On some targets, branches may have a limited range. Optimizing the
9075filling of delay slots can result in branches being redirected, and this
9076may in turn cause a branch offset to overflow.
9077
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9078@findex ALLOCATE_INITIAL_VALUE
9079@item ALLOCATE_INITIAL_VALUE(@var{hard_reg})
9080
9081When the initial value of a hard register has been copied in a pseudo
4fe9b91c 9082register, it is often not necessary to actually allocate another register
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9083to this pseudo register, because the original hard register or a stack slot
9084it has been saved into can be used. @code{ALLOCATE_INITIAL_VALUE}, if
9085defined, is called at the start of register allocation once for each
9086hard register that had its initial value copied by using
9087@code{get_func_hard_reg_initial_val} or @code{get_hard_reg_initial_val}.
9088Possible values are @code{NULL_RTX}, if you don't want
9089to do any special allocation, a @code{REG} rtx---that would typically be
9090the hard register itself, if it is known not to be clobbered---or a
9091@code{MEM}.
9092If you are returning a @code{MEM}, this is only a hint for the allocator;
9093it might decide to use another register anyways.
9094You may use @code{current_function_leaf_function} in the definition of the
9095macro, functions that use @code{REG_N_SETS}, to determine if the hard
9096register in question will not be clobbered.
9097
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9098@findex TARGET_OBJECT_SUFFIX
9099@item TARGET_OBJECT_SUFFIX
9100Define this macro to be a C string representing the suffix for object
9101files on your target machine. If you do not define this macro, GCC will
9102use @samp{.o} as the suffix for object files.
9103
9104@findex TARGET_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX
9105@item TARGET_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX
9106Define this macro to be a C string representing the suffix to be
9107automatically added to executable files on your target machine. If you
9108do not define this macro, GCC will use the null string as the suffix for
9109executable files.
9110
9111@findex COLLECT_EXPORT_LIST
9112@item COLLECT_EXPORT_LIST
9113If defined, @code{collect2} will scan the individual object files
9114specified on its command line and create an export list for the linker.
9115Define this macro for systems like AIX, where the linker discards
9116object files that are not referenced from @code{main} and uses export
9117lists.
9118
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9120
9121@deftypefn {Target Hook} bool TARGET_CANNOT_MODIFY_JUMPS_P (void)
9122This target hook returns @code{true} past the point in which new jump
9123instructions could be created. On machines that require a register for
9124every jump such as the SHmedia ISA of SH5, this point would typically be
9125reload, so this target hook should be defined to a function such as:
9126
9127@smallexample
9128static bool
9129cannot_modify_jumps_past_reload_p ()
9130@{
9131 return (reload_completed || reload_in_progress);
9132@}
9133@end smallexample
9134@end deftypefn
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