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Re: [patch] MIPS gas problems with gcc's explicit relocs
>>>>> "Thiemo" == Thiemo Seufer <ica2_ts@csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de> writes:
Thiemo> Eric Christopher wrote:
>> > - Work around the problem by not using "m" constraints for (d)la
>> in > the inline assembler, that is instead of
>> >
>> > asm("dla\t%0,%1" : "=r" (result) : "m" (foo));
>> >
>> > something like
>> >
>> > asm("dla\t%0,foo" : "=r" (result));
>>
>> I like this I think the most. It fits with what people are trying
>> to do with the la instruction, i.e. load an address for a symbol
>> that they know.
Thiemo> I don't, because it means "m" can't be used for 32bit Code
Thiemo> any more without the risk of silently breaking the relocation
Thiemo> handling. It results in reordered code even for
Thiemo> __asm__ __volatile__ (".set noreorder\n ...
But surely it is a BUG if reordering is done (silently) when
"noreorder" is in effect.
paul