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Re: [m68k] asm regression with 3.3/3.4/3.5
Ian Lance Taylor <ian@wasabisystems.com> writes:
> Specifying register asm() only means that any reference to that
> variable will use the specified register. It doesn't mean that gcc
> can't eliminate use of that variable. Read the documentation about
> local register variables. In particular, note this:
> This option does not guarantee that GCC will generate code that
> has this variable in the register you specify at all times. You
> may not code an explicit reference to this register in an `asm'
> statement and assume it will always refer to this variable.
Glibc depends heavily on being able to force a specific register to be
able to do inline syscalls.
Andreas.
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