linux-kernel - Re: wrong constraints "=g" at include/asm-i386/string.h, line 186?

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Date:	Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:32:37 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Jian-Xin Lai <laijx03@...il.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: wrong constraints "=g" at include/asm-i386/string.h, line 186?

Jian-Xin Lai wrote:
> But as we know, the kerword 'register' is only a suggestion. The
> language specification does not force to put the 'register' variable
> into a register.
> Putting the variable onto stack does not violate anything, but the
> assembler will fail.
> I think the hack does not really work. THX.

Well, gcc is a bit more strict than that, but it's ugly and should be fixed.

	-hpa
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