>From http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9079 now we get:
.file "foo.c"
.section .rodata.str1.1,"aMS",@progbits,1
.LC0:
.string "Hello World.\n"
.text
.p2align 4,,15
.type funk, @function
funk:
pushl %ebp
movl $.LC0, %eax
movl %esp, %ebp
popl %ebp
ret
.size funk, .-funk
.section .rodata.str1.1
.LC1:
.string "Hello World."
.text
.p2align 4,,15
.globl main
.type main, @function
main:
leal 4(%esp), %ecx
andl $-16, %esp
pushl -4(%ecx)
pushl %ebp
movl %esp, %ebp
pushl %ecx
subl $4, %esp
movl $.LC1, (%esp)
call puts
addl $4, %esp
popl %ecx
popl %ebp
leal -4(%ecx), %esp
ret
.size main, .-main
.ident "GCC: (Ubuntu 4.3.0-1ubuntu1) 4.3.0"
.section .note.GNU-stack,"",@progbits
Note funk (a static function) is unused, and successfully inlined, but still
omitted. Replicated on powerpc as well, so not x86-specific.
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Summary: Inlined function via function pointer emitted
unnecessarily
Product: gcc
Version: 4.3.1
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: minor
Priority: P3
Component: c
AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
ReportedBy: rusty at rustcorp dot com dot au
GCC build triplet: i386-linux-gnu-gcc-4.1
GCC host triplet: i386-linux-gnu-gcc-4.1
GCC target triplet: i386-linux-gnu-gcc-4.1
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=35728
