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authorJan Beulich <jbeulich@novell.com>2007-09-26 08:34:24 +0000
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2007-09-26 Jan Beulich <jbeulich@novell.com> * config/tc-i386.h (md_register_arithmetic): Define. * config/tc-ia64.h (md_register_arithmetic): Likewise. * doc/internals.texi: Document md_register_arithmetic. * expr.c (make_expr_symbol): Force O_register expressions into reg_section. (expr): Provide default for md_register_arithmetic. Don't resolve adding/subtracting constants to/from registers if md_register_arithmetic is zero.
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@@ -1045,6 +1045,16 @@ pointer, for any expression that can not be recognized. When the function
is called, @code{input_line_pointer} will point to the start of the
expression.
+@item md_register_arithmetic
+@cindex md_register_arithmetic
+If this macro is defined and evaluates to zero then GAS will not fold
+expressions that add or subtract a constant to/from a register to give
+another register. For example GAS's default behaviour is to fold the
+expression "r8 + 1" into "r9", which is probably not the result
+intended by the programmer. The default is to allow such folding,
+since this maintains backwards compatibility with earlier releases of
+GAS.
+
@item tc_unrecognized_line
@cindex tc_unrecognized_line
If you define this macro, GAS will call it when it finds a line that it can not