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Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:24:05 +0200
From: "Alexander van Heukelum" <heukelum@...tmail.fm>
To: "Andi Kleen" <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc: "Alexander van Heukelum" <heukelum@...lshack.com>,
"Ingo Molnar" <mingo@...e.hu>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: always_inline wrapper for x86's test_bit
On Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:16:42 +0200, "Andi Kleen" <andi@...stfloor.org>
said:
> > I have googled, but the only problem I found was concerning dead code
>
> It might come as a surprise, but google is still not omniscient.
Hi,
It's just not always easy to think of the right question to ask the
oracle ;).
> > elimination, and in particular references to unavailable object from
> > code that was expected to be discarded. The worst that can happen in
> > this case is that gcc might produce a strange construction where a
> > runtime check will choose between the two alternative implementations of
> > test_bit. Another is that it will select the 'wrong' implementation.
> > Both will result is some code-bloat, but at least the code should work
> > properly.
>
> Yes, but extreme code bloat can be fatal.
>
> > I have not checked with 3.2. The oldest compiler I have available here
> > is 3.3. That version compiles the functions as expected: I have found
> > instances of either type in the objdump and I have not found strange
> > constructions with both types there.
>
> It would be good to check on 3.2 too to avoid potential nasty surprises.
Checked with a stock 3.2.3 form gcc.gnu.org (compiled using debian's
gcc-2.95). It gets it right: places that should get the C version get
the C version and places that should get the inline-assembly version
get the inline-assembly version. No funny things at all.
B.T.W., debian and ubuntu don't provide gcc-3.2 packages. Is there a
good reason why gcc-3.2.3 (5 years old in a week) should still be
supported?
> > If you were thinking of another/bigger problem with gcc-3.2, could you
> > please give me a pointer?
>
> Not sure what you mean here.
I just thought you might have been thinking of a specific problem. A
bug-report or something like that would have been convenient to have.
Looking for a problem is easier than looking for no problems ;).
Greetings,
Alexander
> -Andi
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