For R6+ target, it allows to configure gcc to use compact branches only
if avaiable.
gcc/ChangeLog:
* config.gcc: add -with-compact-branches=policy build option.
* doc/install.texi: Likewise.
* config/mips/mips.h: Likewise.
---
gcc/config.gcc | 13 +++++++++++--
gcc/config/mips/mips.h | 3 ++-
gcc/doc/install.texi | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/gcc/config.gcc b/gcc/config.gcc
index 92fad8e20ca..ac411f66de2 100644
--- a/gcc/config.gcc
+++ b/gcc/config.gcc
@@ -4724,7 +4724,7 @@ case "${target}" in
;;
mips*-*-*)
- supported_defaults="abi arch arch_32 arch_64 float fpu nan
fp_32 odd_spreg_32 tune tune_32 tune_64 divide llsc mips-plt synci lxc1-sxc1
madd4"
+ supported_defaults="abi arch arch_32 arch_64 float fpu nan
fp_32 odd_spreg_32 tune tune_32 tune_64 divide llsc mips-plt synci lxc1-sxc1
madd4 compact-branches"
case ${with_float} in
"" | soft | hard)
@@ -4877,6 +4877,15 @@ case "${target}" in
exit 1
;;
esac
+
+ case ${with_compact_branches} in
+ "" | never | always | optimal)
+ ;;
+ *)
+ echo "Unknown compact-branches policy used in
--with-compact-branches" 1>&2
+ exit 1
+ ;;
+ esac
;;
nds32*-*-*)
@@ -5389,7 +5398,7 @@ case ${target} in
esac
t=
-all_defaults="abi cpu cpu_32 cpu_64 arch arch_32 arch_64 tune tune_32 tune_64
schedule float mode fpu nan fp_32 odd_spreg_32 divide llsc mips-plt synci tls
lxc1-sxc1 madd4"
+all_defaults="abi cpu cpu_32 cpu_64 arch arch_32 arch_64 tune tune_32 tune_64
schedule float mode fpu nan fp_32 odd_spreg_32 divide llsc mips-plt synci tls
lxc1-sxc1 madd4 compact-branches"
for option in $all_defaults
do
eval "val=\$with_"`echo $option | sed s/-/_/g`
diff --git a/gcc/config/mips/mips.h b/gcc/config/mips/mips.h
index d845813f102..64d7a66f8b6 100644
--- a/gcc/config/mips/mips.h
+++ b/gcc/config/mips/mips.h
@@ -897,7 +897,8 @@ struct mips_cpu_info {
{"mips-plt", "%{!mplt:%{!mno-plt:-m%(VALUE)}}" }, \
{"synci", "%{!msynci:%{!mno-synci:-m%(VALUE)}}" }, \
{"lxc1-sxc1", "%{!mlxc1-sxc1:%{!mno-lxc1-sxc1:-m%(VALUE)}}" }, \
- {"madd4", "%{!mmadd4:%{!mno-madd4:-m%(VALUE)}}" } \
+ {"madd4", "%{!mmadd4:%{!mno-madd4:-m%(VALUE)}}" }, \
+ {"compact-branches", "%{!mcompact-branches=*:-mcompact-branches=%(VALUE)}" }
\
/* A spec that infers the:
-mnan=2008 setting from a -mips argument,
diff --git a/gcc/doc/install.texi b/gcc/doc/install.texi
index d2cab15d9fd..b9980186ed3 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/install.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/install.texi
@@ -1464,6 +1464,25 @@ systems that support conditional traps).
Division by zero checks use the break instruction.
@end table
+@item --with-compact-branches=@var{policy}
+Specify how the compiler should generate branch instructions.
+This option is only supported on the MIPS target.
+The possibilities for @var{type} are:
+@table @code
+@item optimal
+Cause a delay slot branch to be used if one is available in the
+current ISA and the delay slot is successfully filled. If the delay slot
+is not filled, a compact branch will be chosen if one is available.
+@item never
+Ensures that compact branch instructions will never be generated.
+@item always
+Ensures that a compact branch instruction will be generated if available.
+If a compact branch instruction is not available,
+a delay slot form of the branch will be used instead.
+This option is supported from MIPS Release 6 onwards.
+For pre-R6/microMIPS/MIPS16, this option is just same as never/optimal.
+@end table
+
@c If you make --with-llsc the default for additional targets,
@c update the --with-llsc description in the MIPS section below.
--
2.30.2
