unneeded stuff when call

[RomikB <romikb@xxxxxxx>]

Hello,

I have a source:

  long var_x;

  void func()
  {
       var_x = 55;
  }

compile it (-S -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer file.c), and get

_func:
  movl $55, _var_x
  ret

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after I append some lines:

  long var_x;
  typedef void (*functype)();

  void func()
  {
       var_x = 55;
       ((functype)var_x)();
  }

compile it (-S -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer file.c), and get

_func:
  subl  $12, %esp         (1)
  movl  $55, %eax
  movl  $55, _var_x
  call  *%eax
  addl  $12, %esp         (1)
  ret

WHY compiler add lines (1)? It don't needed there!
Can compiler don't generate this lines?
  
gcc -v
gcc version 3.2.3 (mingw special 20030504-1)

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 RomikB                          mailto:romikb@xxxxxxx