> static void __attribute__((unused)) dummy(void)
> {
Why is the above marked *unused*. Thats the reason for that code to be
eliminated.
Regards,
Muthu.
On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 lapo.pasqui@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> What do you mean with "dead"
> The getc, putc functions are defined here and used by another files.
>
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> Da: Muthukumar Ratty <muthu@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Data: 2004/09/21 mar PM 11:51:35 GMT+02:00
> A: lapo <lapo.pasqui@xxxxxxxx>
> Cc: <gcc-help@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Oggetto: Re: Is it a gcc bug? Optimization doesn't work
>
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>
> I guess it eliminates the dead code. Try to use the getc, putc functions,
> it will not be eliminated then.
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, 21 Sep 2004, lapo wrote:
>
> > Alle 14:10, mercoledì 15 settembre 2004, lapo.pasqui@xxxxxxxx ha scritto:
> > Does anybody like to answer this question?
> > I'd rather prefer not to open an insane bug against the gcc.
> > Thanks
> > Lapo
> > > Hi all,
> > > I've upgraded my cross gcc compiler from version 3.3.1 to 3.4.1 and I've
> > > noticed a few unresolved symbols on a project (u-boot) used to compile
> > > without any problem. After a quick investigation I've noticed the
> > > optimization flag -0s caused a few functions not to be in the .o files.
> > > Here's a code that reproduces the problem
> > >
> > > unsigned long get_version(void);
> > > int getc(void);
> > > int tstc(void);
> > > void putc(const char);
> > >
> > > void app_startup(char **);
> > >
> > > enum {
> > > XF_get_version ,
> > > XF_getc ,
> > > XF_tstc ,
> > > XF_putc ,
> > > XF_MAX
> > > };
> > >
> > > typedef unsigned int size_t;
> > > typedef struct global_data
> > > {
> > > void **jt;
> > > } gd_t;
> > >
> > > static void __attribute__((unused)) dummy(void)
> > > {
> > > asm volatile ( " .globl " "get_version" "\n" "get_version" ":\n" "
> > > lwz %%r11, %0(%%r29)\n" " lwz %%r11, %1(%%r11)\n" " mtctr
> > > %%r11\n" " bctr\n" : : "i"(((size_t) &((gd_t *)0)->jt)),
> > > "i"(XF_get_version * sizeof(void *)) : "r11"); asm volatile ( "
> > > .globl " "getc" "\n" "getc" ":\n" " lwz %%r11, %0(%%r29)\n" " lwz
> > > %%r11, %1(%%r11)\n" " mtctr %%r11\n" " bctr\n" : :
> > > "i"(((size_t) &((gd_t *)0)->jt)), "i"(XF_getc * sizeof(void *)) : "r11");
> > > asm volatile ( " .globl " "tstc" "\n" "tstc" ":\n" " lwz
> > > %%r11, %0(%%r29)\n" " lwz %%r11, %1(%%r11)\n" " mtctr %%r11\n" "
> > > bctr\n" : : "i"(((size_t) &((gd_t *)0)->jt)), "i"(XF_tstc * sizeof(void
> > > *)) : "r11"); asm volatile ( " .globl " "putc" "\n" "putc" ":\n" "
> > > lwz %%r11, %0(%%r29)\n" " lwz %%r11, %1(%%r11)\n" " mtctr
> > > %%r11\n" " bctr\n" : : "i"(((size_t) &((gd_t *)0)->jt)), "i"(XF_putc *
> > > sizeof(void *)) : "r11"); }
> > >
> > > extern unsigned long __bss_start, _end;
> > >
> > > void app_startup(char **argv)
> > > {
> > > unsigned long * cp = &__bss_start;
> > > while (cp < &_end) {
> > > *cp++ = 0;
> > > }
> > >
> > > }
> > >
> > > Compiling it with optimization less then 2 (e.g. powerpc-linux-gcc stubs.i
> > > -c -O1), I get this symbols
> > >
> > > nm -C --defined-only stub.o
> > >
> > > 00000044 T app_startup
> > > 00000000 t dummy
> > > 00000010 T getc
> > > 00000000 T get_version
> > > 00000030 T putc
> > > 00000020 T tstc
> > >
> > >
> > > Instead, using a different optimization (e.g. powerpc-linux-gcc stubs.i -c
> > > -O2), I get this symbols
> > >
> > > nm -C --defined-only stub.o
> > > 00000000 T app_startup
> > >
> > > Using a previous version of gcc, I've not this different behaviour
> > >
> > > My questions are (as I'm not am assembler guru):
> > >
> > > Can you see anything wrong on this code that some new feature of the gcc
> > > try to overcome? Is it indeed a regression of gcc 3.4.1
> > >
> > >
> > >
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