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Re: Does gcc violate the ia64 ABI?
- From: "John David Anglin" <dave at hiauly1 dot hia dot nrc dot ca>
- To: hjl at lucon dot org (H. J. Lu)
- Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org, rth at redhat dot com, schwab at suse dot de
- Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 18:51:54 -0400 (EDT)
- Subject: Re: Does gcc violate the ia64 ABI?
> The rule says gp much be valid at entry and exit, period. It states
>
> ---
> The effect of the rules is that gp must be treated as scratch register
> at the point of call (i.e., it must be saved by the caller), and it must
> be preserved from entry to exit.
> A violation is a violation. There is no slight violation.
Okay officer you got me, don't shoot! You already got me in the leg.
I promise I won't do any more of those nasty tail calls, use thunks or
jump on trampolines ...
Dave
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