* asm constraints
@ 2004-08-27 6:58 Zvilius, Mark
2004-08-27 11:16 ` Segher Boessenkool
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From: Zvilius, Mark @ 2004-08-27 6:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 'gcc-help@gcc.gnu.org'
For a PowerPC architecture I'm using the following asm statement in C source
to read a time base register:
unsigned int tbl;
__asm__("mftbl %0" : "=r" (tbl));
The code this generates is:
mftb r0
mr r9,r0
stw r9,0x18(r31)
I'm wondering why it's wasting a register. Am I specifying the constraint
incorrectly?
Mark Z.
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2004-08-27 6:58 asm constraints Zvilius, Mark
@ 2004-08-27 11:16 ` Segher Boessenkool
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From: Segher Boessenkool @ 2004-08-27 11:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Zvilius, Mark; +Cc: 'gcc-help@gcc.gnu.org'
> unsigned int tbl;
> __asm__("mftbl %0" : "=r" (tbl));
[side note: mftbl is not a PowerPC insn, nor an assembler
extended mnemonic. I have no idea why libopcodes accepts
it].
> I'm wondering why it's wasting a register.
Did you compile with optimization on? If so, what compiler
version did you use? I tried with 3.4.1 and it works just
fine. If you still have problems, please show the exact code
(full routine, compilable as-is).
> Am I specifying the constraint incorrectly?
No, it's fine.
Segher
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