Re: optimization/6162: gcc 3.0.4: certain i386 asm reloader ice

[Michael Matz <matz@suse.de>]

The following reply was made to PR optimization/6162; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Michael Matz <matz@suse.de>
To: Torbjorn Granlund <tege@swox.com>
Cc: Kevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>,
	Nathanael Nerode <neroden@twcny.rr.com>, <gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org>,
	<gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org>, <gcc@gcc.gnu.org>
Subject: Re: optimization/6162: gcc 3.0.4: certain i386 asm reloader ice
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 00:02:24 +0100 (CET)

 Hi,
 
 On 30 Oct 2002, Torbjorn Granlund wrote:
 
 > In GCC, I doubt immediate values will be used for add_ssaaaa.  In GMP
 > immediates are used, but by conventions they are used for the 2nd
 > operand.
 >
 > There are a couple of other packages that use longlong.h as well, but
 > they don't use immediates.
 >
 > I suggest that we don't touch longlong.h, since it is not really a
 > problem.
 
 Well, GNATS 6162 indicates otherwise ;-)  But I have no hard feelings
 either way, we'll get reload aborts if it turns out to be used in unlucky
 situations.
 
 > Who knows, one day GCC might get this right.
 
 Hopefully, somewhen, yes ;-)
 
 
 Ciao,
 Michael.