linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] bcm: address clang inline asm incompatibility

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Message-ID: <54C9434A.30000@linaro.org>
Date:	Wed, 28 Jan 2015 14:15:06 -0600
From:	Alex Elder <elder@...aro.org>
To:	Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>
CC:	Behan Webster <behanw@...verseincode.com>, bcm@...thebug.org,
	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Matt Porter <mporter@...aro.org>,
	bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bcm: address clang inline asm incompatibility

On 01/28/2015 02:11 PM, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> Actually, if clang is guaranteed to emit the correct register name
> inside the inline asm for register asm variables used in input or
> output constraints, I think it makes sense to #define __asmeq as a nop
> if __clang__ is defined. (Note that __asmeq only exists to work around
> a specific GCC bug)

I agree completely.  Behan, what do you think?	-Alex
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