On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 12:26:53PM +0000, David Laight wrote:
> Actually this is pretty sound:
> __label__ label;
> register int eax asm ("eax");
> // Ensure eax can't be reloaded from anywhere
> // In particular it can't be reloaded after the asm goto line
> asm volatile ("" : "=r" (eax));
This asm is fine. It says it writes the "eax" variable, which lives in
the eax register *in that asm* (so *not* guaranteed after it!).
> // Provided gcc doesn't save eax here...
> asm volatile goto ("xxxxx" ::: "eax" : label);
So this is incorrect.
> // ... and reload the saved value here.
> // The input value here will be that modified by the 'asm goto'.
> // Since this modifies eax it can't be moved before the 'asm goto'.
> asm volatile ("" : "+r" (eax));
> // So here eax must contain the value set by the "xxxxx" instructions.
No, the register eax will contain the value of the eax variable. In the
asm; it might well be there before or after the asm as well, but none of
that is guaranteed.
Segher
