Re: i386 inline-asm string functions - some questions

"Zack Weinberg" <[email protected]> Wed, 24 Dec 2003 17:21:16 -0800
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-gcc
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Denis Zaitsev <[email protected]> writes:

>> You could use the "X" constraint, which is supposed to mean "anything"
>> and by implication "unused", but it's normally only with scratch
>> registers, not memories, and the address reloads don't get deleted.
>  
> Yes, I've tried the "X" - there is no difference from the "m" - all
> the same unneded extra code (exactly).

I think the most constructive thing for you to do is find out _why_
all this unneeded extra code is being generated for "m" constraints
and then submit a patch to fix it.

zw