software stack check for arm

[Richard Earnshaw]

Sadly, although the option is recognized, the code to implement it has 
never been added.  This is odd, I thought that it had; but I can find no 
evidence of this in any of the releases :-(

We should probably remove the documentation for the command until such 
time as we have an implementation.  I've no idea when someone will find 
time to add it.

R.

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> ---------------------- Forwarded by Kenny Liew/Quantel Research on 04/12/2000 09:26 AM
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> Free Software Foundation <gnu@gnu.org> on 04/12/2000 03:50:32 AM
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> To:   kenny.liew@quantel.com
> cc:    (bcc: Kenny Liew/Quantel Research)
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> Subject:  Re: software stack check for arm
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> kenny.liew@quantel.com wrote:
> > Hi,
> > When I compiled a C program using gnu compiler, with the option
> > -mapcs-frame -mapcs-stack-check
> > for strongarm processor, the generated code doesn't check for stack overflow, as indicated by the
> > gnu documentation.
> > There should be a call to the following function , in the documentation:
> >
> >
> > -mapcs-stack-check
> > Generate code to check the amount of stack space available upon entry to every function
> >  (that actually uses some stack space). If there is insufficient space available then either the
> > function `__rt_stkovf_split_small' or `__rt_stkovf_split_big' will be called, depending upon the
> > amount of stack space required.
> > The run time system is required to provide these functions. The default is
> `-mno-apcs-stack-check',
> > since this produces smaller code.
> >
> >
> >
> > I presume there's a bug in this switch.
> >
> >
> > Please inform me any of any development pertaining the matter.
> 
> You should report the bug to <bug-gcc@gnu.org>.
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