PING: [PATCH] i386: Don't generate alias for function return thunk

["H.J. Lu" <hjl dot tools at gmail dot com>]

On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 12:48 PM, H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com> wrote:
> Function return thunks shouldn't be aliased to indirect branch thunks
> since indirect branch thunks are placed in COMDAT section and a COMDAT
> section with indirect branch may not have function return thunk.  This
> patch generates function return thunks directly.
>
> Tested on i686 and x86-64.  OK for trunk?
>
> H.J.
> ---
> gcc/
>
>         PR target/84574
>         * config/i386/i386.c (indirect_thunk_needed): Update comments.
>         (indirect_thunk_bnd_needed): Likewise.
>         (indirect_thunks_used): Likewise.
>         (indirect_thunks_bnd_used): Likewise.
>         (indirect_return_needed): New.
>         (indirect_return_bnd_needed): Likewise.
>         (output_indirect_thunk_function): Add a bool argument for
>         function return.
>         (output_indirect_thunk_function): Don't generate alias for
>         function return thunk.
>         (ix86_code_end): Call output_indirect_thunk_function to generate
>         function return thunks.
>         (ix86_output_function_return): Set indirect_return_bnd_needed
>         and indirect_return_needed instead of indirect_thunk_bnd_needed
>         and indirect_thunk_needed.
>
> gcc/testsuite/
>
>         PR target/84574
>         * gcc.target/i386/ret-thunk-9.c: Expect __x86_return_thunk
>         label instead of __x86_indirect_thunk label.

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https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2018-02/msg01460.html

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H.J.