From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 31486 invoked by alias); 14 Jul 2009 20:12:44 -0000 Received: (qmail 31477 invoked by uid 22791); 14 Jul 2009 20:12:43 -0000 X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-51.3 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from mx2.redhat.com (HELO mx2.redhat.com) (66.187.237.31) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.43rc1) with ESMTP; Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:12:36 +0000 Received: from int-mx2.corp.redhat.com (int-mx2.corp.redhat.com [172.16.27.26]) by mx2.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n6EKAY8s009427; Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:10:34 -0400 Received: from greed.delorie.com (vpn-9-211.rdu.redhat.com [10.11.9.211]) by int-mx2.corp.redhat.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id n6EKAX6J001916; Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:10:33 -0400 Received: from greed.delorie.com (greed.delorie.com [127.0.0.1] (may be forged)) by greed.delorie.com (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n6EKAWJN013172; Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:10:33 -0400 Received: (from dj@localhost) by greed.delorie.com (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n6EKAWVR013169; Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:10:32 -0400 Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:12:00 -0000 Message-Id: <200907142010.n6EKAWVR013169@greed.delorie.com> From: DJ Delorie To: Mark Mitchell CC: iant@google.com, gcc@gcc.gnu.org In-reply-to: <4A14EE51.6010804@codesourcery.com> (message from Mark Mitchell on Wed, 20 May 2009 23:01:53 -0700) Subject: Re: bitfields: types vs modes? References: <200903100433.n2A4XKNL011948@greed.delorie.com> <200904010511.n315Ba28010006@greed.delorie.com> <49DA30F0.1090105@codesourcery.com> <200904062003.n36K3WHc001273@greed.delorie.com> <49DA689F.20400@codesourcery.com> <200905201948.n4KJmv4N017890@greed.delorie.com> <4A14715C.6040009@codesourcery.com> <200905202132.n4KLWhUN020072@greed.delorie.com> <4A14EE51.6010804@codesourcery.com> X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact gcc-help@gcc.gnu.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: Sender: gcc-owner@gcc.gnu.org X-SW-Source: 2009-07/txt/msg00257.txt.bz2 > >> I think the ARM specification is pretty sensible, and would make a > >> good cross-platform approach. > > > > Could you distill it for us? > > The relevant bits are from AAPCS \S 7.1.7.5, and quoted below. I finally got the last of the feedback I needed from our customers, and they agree that the AAPCS functionality is suitable for their ports as well. What's the next step?