Generating wrong code for passing structure variable to a function (block_move_via_loop)

["Sivaprasad.pv" <sivaprasad.pv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

We have ported gcc-3.3 (cross compiler) for our custom processor.
To verify the port we have executed gcc.c-torture cases at different 
optimization levels.But following testcase was failed  at -Os optimization.
gcc-3.3/gcc/testsuite/gcc.c-torture/execute/921117-1.c

To pass a structure variable "cell" to  check(), our cross compiler 
generating following type of dumb code:
(for simple representation I have written it in pseudo code)

count = 1;
ptr =(char *) &cell
var = (char) *ptr;
label:
compare 'count' with 0x10             /* infinite loop */
bltu label;
*(stack) = var;                           

Instead of

count = 1;
ptr = (char *)&cell;
label:
count++;
var = (char) *ptr;
*(stack) = var;
stack++;
ptr++;  
compare 'count' with 0x10
bltu label;

I am unable to find what may be the actual reason, It was happened only 
at -Os optimization level.
Can you please help me in this regard.

Thanks,
Siva Prasad


For reference, I am sending the failed testcase: 921117-1.c

struct s {
 int flag;
 char text[10];
} cell;

int
check (struct s p)
{
 if (p.flag != 99)
   p.flag++;
   return 0;
  return strcmp (p.text, "0123456789");
}

main ()
{
 int k;
 check(cell);
  if(k)
   abort();
 exit (0);
}