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Re: Patch to simplify reload register allocation
- To: Jeffrey A Law <law at cygnus dot com>
- Subject: Re: Patch to simplify reload register allocation
- From: Bernd Schmidt <bernds at cygnus dot co dot uk>
- Date: Sun, 17 Oct 1999 10:22:14 +0100 (BST)
- cc: gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
> I'm not sure either. At first I thought this was the same as the z8k problem
> (see z8k.h in devo/gcc/config/z8k and look for RELOAD_ALLOC_ORDER). But
> they look like distinct issues.
No, that's a different problem, although both require relatively small
register classes to show up.
> [ FWIW, if someone wants to clean up the z8k, I'm more than happy to contribute
> it to GCC. It will not work as-is because of the reload issues, and it's
> probably suffering from a fair amount of bitrot. Or I could contribute it,
> but mark it as a dead port similar to the pyr, spur, etc. ]
I tried to build it yesterday, but it seems to be in a really bad shape.
> Basically I like all the base concept. However, we've got some rather serious
> changes already happening in the tree and I'd like to see it settle down and
> stabilize a little before go into another reload revamp.
When should I send an updated patch?
Bernd