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From: Paolo Bonzini <paolo.bonzini@polimi.it>
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> If you need a certain register, use __asm__("reg").  Everything else is
> calling for trouble.

I agree.  Though for more control I'd like very much:

- __asm__() or __attribute__(always_register) for putting a variable into=20
whatever register the compiler cares, but *in a register*

- __asm__(regclass) which can be very handy for example for reserving a bra=
nch=20
register on the IA64.

--=20
|_  _  _ __
|_)(_)| ) ;'_.