On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 4:29 AM, Jakub Jelinek <ja...@redhat.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 02, 2016 at 01:24:26PM +0100, Uros Bizjak wrote:
>> On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 12:53 PM, Jakub Jelinek <ja...@redhat.com> wrote:
>>
>> >> The bottom line is  ix86_minimum_alignment must return the correct
>> >> number for DImode or you can just turn off STV.   My suggestion is
>> >> to use my patch.
>> >
>> > Uros, any preferences here?  I mean, it is possible to use
>> > e.g. the ix86_option_override_internal and have H.J's 
>> > ix86_minimum_alignment
>> > change as a safety net, in the usual case for -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2
>> > we'll just disable TARGET_STV and ix86_minimum_alignment change won't do
>> > anything, as TARGET_STV will be false, and if for whatever case it gets
>> > through (target attribute, -mincoming-stack-boundary=, ...)
>> > ix86_minimum_alignment will be there to ensure enough stack alignment.
>> > Most of the smaller -mpreferred-stack-boundary= uses are -mno-sse anyway,
>> > and that is something we don't want to affect.
>>
>> IMO, we should disable STV when -mpreferred-stack-boundary < 3, as STV
>> is only an optimization. Perhaps we can also emit a "sorry" for
>> explicit -mstv in case stack boundary requirement is not satisfied.
>> *If* there is a need for -mstv with smaller stack boundary, we can
>> revisit this decision for later gcc versions.
>>
>> I think disabling STV is less surprising option than increasing stack
>> boundary behind the user's back.
>
> So, is http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2016-01/msg02129.html
> ok for trunk then (alone or with additional sorry, incremental or not?)?
> I believe it does just that.

This patch is WRONG.

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H.J.

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