------- Comment #12 from ebotcazou at gcc dot gnu dot org 2010-05-14 07:10
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> the compiler may think that "something" do not modify eax. So next assignment
> may use eax ( mov eax, x ). So, "it does not make sense to have it as a
> clobber" is not correct. does not it ?
Andrew was saying that it doesn't make sense to consider input operands as
clobbered by an inline asm, generically.
> And the second, "Because the way the constraints are implemented inside GCC,
> an input constraint cannot overlap with a clobber." - It definitely the bug.
No, it isn't, it's clearly stated in the manual: "You may not write a clobber
description in a way that overlaps with an input or output operand."
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Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED
Resolution| |INVALID
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=43998
