[patch] i386.c string alignment - no alignment for < 32 bytes, else to 32 bytes
John Wehle
john@feith.com
Tue Jan 15 10:42:00 GMT 2002
> gcc has a bug with string alignment on the x86. For short strings,
> it doesn't align at all. For strings longer than 32 bytes,
> it needlessly aligns them to 32 bytes. NB: this is only on the x86.
This is per the recommendations of the "Intel Architecture Optimization Manual".
-- John
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Feith Systems | Voice: 1-215-646-8000 | Email: john@feith.com |
| John Wehle | Fax: 1-215-540-5495 | |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
More information about the Gcc
mailing list