https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=64662
Bug ID: 64662 Summary: [SH] QImode/HImode atomics should return sign extended SImode values Product: gcc Version: 5.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: target Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: olegendo at gcc dot gnu.org Target: sh*-*-* Currently, QImode/HImode atomic insns return the values as such, although the memory loads actually do a sign extension. They should return sign extended SImode values instead, so that it's easier to eliminate redundant sign/zero extensions around atomic insns. Example: int test4 (volatile char* mem) { return __atomic_fetch_add (mem, 1, __ATOMIC_ACQ_REL); } compiled with -O2 -m4 -matomic-model=soft-gusa: mov #1,r3 mova 1f,r0 ! atomic_fetch_addqi_soft_gusa [length = 18] .align 2 mov r15,r1 mov #(0f-1f),r15 0: mov.b @r4,r2 <<< sign extending load of previous value mov r2,r7 add r3,r7 mov.b r7,@r4 1: mov r1,r15 rts exts.b r2,r0 <<< redundant sign extension