java/1412: gcj miscompiles some loops with -O2

[jeff.sturm@commerceone.com]

>Number:         1412
>Category:       java
>Synopsis:       gcj miscompiles some loops with -O2
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apbianco
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Dec 20 12:19:40 PST 2000
>Closed-Date:    
>Last-Modified:  Mon Dec 11 15:30:01 PST 2000
>Originator:     jeff.sturm@commerceone.com
>Release:        001125
>Organization:
>Environment:
i686-pc-linux-gnu
>Description:
The attached test program, derived from java.util.Properties,
dumps core if compiled with -O2.
>How-To-Repeat:
Compile and run TestProperties.java with -O or higher.   If you
break on each iteration of the loop in gdb and do a "print $esp"
you'll see the stack pointer creeping.  Eventually it
overwrites the return address.
>Fix:

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:

Formerly PR gcj/381


From: Bryce McKinlay <bryce@albatross.co.nz>
To: jeff.sturm@commerceone.com
Cc: java-gnats@sourceware.cygnus.com
Subject: Re: gcj/381: gcj miscompiles some loops with -O2
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 11:23:24 +1300

 jeff.sturm@commerceone.com wrote:
 
 >> Synopsis:       gcj miscompiles some loops with -O2
 > 
 Yeah. This has always been a problem, even pre-2.95. Its the reason why 
 we can't turn on -O2 for compiling libgcj. It happens when you use 
 "continue" in a loop.
 
 See PR 161:
 
 http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?cmd=view&pr=161&database=java
 
 regards
 
   [ bryce ]
 

From: Jeff Sturm <jeff.sturm@appnet.com>
To: Bryce McKinlay <bryce@albatross.co.nz>
Cc: java-gnats@sourceware.cygnus.com
Subject: Re: gcj/381: gcj miscompiles some loops with -O2
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 18:26:10 -0500

 Bryce McKinlay wrote:
 > >> Synopsis:       gcj miscompiles some loops with -O2
 > Yeah. This has always been a problem, even pre-2.95. Its the reason why
 > we can't turn on -O2 for compiling libgcj. It happens when you use
 > "continue" in a loop.
 
 I didn't find the existing PR.  Thanks.
 
 It seems to me this is pretty important to get good performance out of libgcj.
 
 In the meantime I'll stick to compiling from bytecode, which seems to work fine.
 
 --
 Jeff Sturm
 jeff.sturm@commerceone.com
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