diff --git a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi index d8e982c3aa338819df3785696c493a66c1f5b674..0579bf2ecf993bb56987e0bb9686925537ab61e3 100644 --- a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi +++ b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi @@ -12359,7 +12359,10 @@ Generate big-endian code. This is the default when GCC is configured for an @item -mgeneral-regs-only @opindex mgeneral-regs-only -Generate code which uses only the general registers. +Generate code which uses only the general-purpose registers. This is equivalent +to feature modifier @option{nofp} of @option{-march} or @option{-mcpu}, except +that @option{-mgeneral-regs-only} takes precedence over any conflicting feature +modifier regardless of sequence. @item -mlittle-endian @opindex mlittle-endian @@ -12498,20 +12501,22 @@ over the appropriate part of this option. @subsubsection @option{-march} and @option{-mcpu} Feature Modifiers @cindex @option{-march} feature modifiers @cindex @option{-mcpu} feature modifiers -Feature modifiers used with @option{-march} and @option{-mcpu} can be one -the following: +Feature modifiers used with @option{-march} and @option{-mcpu} can be any of +the following and their inverses @option{no@var{feature}}: @table @samp @item crc Enable CRC extension. @item crypto -Enable Crypto extension. This implies Advanced SIMD is enabled. +Enable Crypto extension. This also enables Advanced SIMD and floating-point +instructions. @item fp -Enable floating-point instructions. +Enable floating-point instructions. This is on by default for all possible +values for options @option{-march} and @option{-mcpu}. @item simd -Enable Advanced SIMD instructions. This implies floating-point instructions -are enabled. This is the default for all current possible values for options -@option{-march} and @option{-mcpu=}. +Enable Advanced SIMD instructions. This also enables floating-point +instructions. This is on by default for all possible values for options +@option{-march} and @option{-mcpu}. @item lse Enable Large System Extension instructions. @item pan @@ -12522,6 +12527,10 @@ Enable Limited Ordering Regions support. Enable ARMv8.1 Advanced SIMD instructions. @end table +That is, @option{crypto} implies @option{simd} implies @option{fp}. +Conversely, @option{nofp} (or equivalently, @option{-mgeneral-regs-only}) +implies @option{nosimd} implies @option{nocrypto}. + @node Adapteva Epiphany Options @subsection Adapteva Epiphany Options