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Re: c/2898: Illegal function return in ARM code when compiling with -mthumb-interwork -O2
- To: Philip Blundell <philb at gnu dot org>
- Subject: Re: c/2898: Illegal function return in ARM code when compiling with -mthumb-interwork -O2
- From: Richard Earnshaw <rearnsha at arm dot com>
- Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 18:19:51 +0100
- cc: trauscher at loytec dot com, gcc-gnats at gcc dot gnu dot org, gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org, Richard dot Earnshaw at arm dot com
- Organization: ARM Ltd.
- Reply-To: Richard dot Earnshaw at arm dot com
> > >When compiling for an ARM target with -mthumb-interwork and -02 or higher
> > >optimization,
> > >the compiler does not correctly return with the BX instruction but loads
> > >the PC directly. Thus, the function cannot be called from THUMB code
> > >safely.
> >
> > Thanks for your bug report.
> >
> > I think the patch below should fix this problem (which, incidentally, is a
> > regression from 2.95).
> >
> > p.
> >
> > 2001-05-22 Philip Blundell <philb@gnu.org>
> >
> > * config/arm/arm.c (output_return_instruction): Correctly handle
> > interworking and interrupt functions.
>
> OK (both).
>
> Thanks,
> R.
>
>
Doh! Wait a moment, we only want to avoid this sequence if really
returning -- popping to lr should be safe with a load even for the cases
concerned (though we should never be tail-calling out of an interrupt
function...).
R.