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Date:	Mon, 8 Nov 2010 12:20:46 +0100
From:	Richard Guenther <richard.guenther@...il.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	Andreas Schwab <schwab@...ux-m68k.org>, Jim <jim876@...all.nl>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	gcc@....gnu.org
Subject: Re: gcc 4.5.1 / as 2.20.51.0.11 miscompiling drivers/char/i8k.c ?

On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 12:20 PM, Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org> wrote:
> Richard Guenther <richard.guenther@...il.com> writes:
>
>> On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 12:03 AM, Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org> wrote:
>>> Andreas Schwab <schwab@...ux-m68k.org> writes:
>>>>
>>>> The asm fails to mention that it modifies *regs.
>>>
>>> It has a memory clobber, that should be enough, no?
>>
>> No.  A memory clobber does not cover automatic storage.
>
> That's a separate problem.
>
>> Btw, I can't see a testcase anywhere so I just assume Andreas got
>> it right as usual.
>
> An asm with live inputs and outputs should never be optimized
> way. If 4.5.1 started doing that it's seriously broken.

Please provide a testcase, such asms can be optimized if the
outputs are dead.

Richard.

> -Andi
>
> --
> ak@...ux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.
>
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