[Bug target/32961] [4.2/4.3 Regression]: Gcc has different requirements for x86 shift xmm intrinsics

[ubizjak at gmail dot com]

------- Comment #9 from ubizjak at gmail dot com  2007-10-18 06:33 -------
(In reply to comment #8)

> > Icc generates:
> >    0:   66 0f 6e cf             movd   %edi,%xmm1
> >    4:   66 0f f2 c1             pslld  %xmm1,%xmm0
> 
> Right, that's what icc's documentation would suggest.  But that documentation
> seems inconsistent with the assembly reference guide.  It may be that the
> assembly reference guide is the one that's wrong, or that icc intentionally
> extends it.

I think we should follow icc example, because there is realy no problem to
support immediates and non-immediates for these insns. Supporting only
immediates looks like forced limitation to me, even if it is required.


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