On 8/4/20 9:33 AM, David Laight wrote: >>> If you look at the libffi reference patch I have included, the architecture >>> specific changes to use trampfd just involve a single C function call to >>> a common code function. > No idea what libffi is, but it must surely be simpler to > rewrite it to avoid nested function definitions. Sorry if I wasn't clear. libffi is a separate use case and GCC nested functions is a separate one. libffi is not used to solve the nested function stuff. For nested functions, GCC generates trampoline code and arranges to place it on the stack and execute it. I agree with your other points about nested function implementation. Madhavan > Or find a book from the 1960s on how to do recursive > calls and nested functions in FORTRAN-IV. > > David > > - > Registered Address Lakeside, Bramley Road, Mount Farm, Milton Keynes, MK1 1PT, UK > Registration No: 1397386 (Wales)