[Bug libgcc/115242] libgcc unwinder does not handle vector registers, even if the target machine supports them.

segher at gcc dot gnu.org gcc-bugzilla@gcc.gnu.org
Tue Oct 22 16:54:29 GMT 2024


https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=115242

--- Comment #7 from Segher Boessenkool <segher at gcc dot gnu.org> ---
(In reply to Florian Weimer from comment #6)
> The issue on POWER is different because the ABI was enhanced retroactively,
> supposedly in a transparent way.

The PowerPC AltiVec ABI is separate from the older 32-bit ABI.  The 64-bit ABI
was extended to handle AltiVec just fine.  And "ELFv2" requires AltiVec.

There are complexities :-)


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