On Tue, Nov 22, 2005 at 11:21:13AM +0000, Nigel Stephens wrote: > >>I'd like to force the compiler to store arguments on the stack with > >>otherwise optimized code. > >> > >>I found a refernce in the archives (form 2001) for using -0 (no > >>optimization). Has anyone found another way to do this? > > > > > >If I recall correctly, if you specify -g to enable debugger support, > >the subroutine prologues store the arguments into their stack slots, > >even if a higher level of optimization is otherwise specified. > > > 'Fraid not: the -g option only adds debug info to the object file, it > shouldn't alter the generated code. Using -O0 will certainly store > everything on the stack, but it also won't be "with otherwise optimized > code". And the kernel won't build without optimization - but that's FAQ since 10 years. Ralf