Hi,
For APX, the inline asm behavior was not mentioned in any document
before. Add description for it.
Ok for trunk?
gcc/ChangeLog:
* config/i386/i386.opt: Adjust document.
* doc/invoke.texi: Add description for
-mapx-inline-asm-use-gpr32.
---
gcc/config/i386/i386.opt | 3 +--
gcc/doc/invoke.texi | 7 +++++++
2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/gcc/config/i386/i386.opt b/gcc/config/i386/i386.opt
index a38e92baf92..5b4f1bff25f 100644
--- a/gcc/config/i386/i386.opt
+++ b/gcc/config/i386/i386.opt
@@ -1357,8 +1357,7 @@ Enum(apx_features) String(all) Value(apx_all) Set(1)
mapx-inline-asm-use-gpr32
Target Var(ix86_apx_inline_asm_use_gpr32) Init(0)
-Enable GPR32 in inline asm when APX_EGPR enabled, do not
-hook reg or mem constraint in inline asm to GPR16.
+Enable GPR32 in inline asm when APX_F enabled.
mevex512
Target Mask(ISA2_EVEX512) Var(ix86_isa_flags2) Save
diff --git a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
index 68d1f364ac0..47fd96648d8 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
@@ -35272,6 +35272,13 @@ r8-r15 registers so that the call and jmp instruction
length is 6 bytes
to allow them to be replaced with @samp{lfence; call *%r8-r15} or
@samp{lfence; jmp *%r8-r15} at run-time.
+@opindex mapx-inline-asm-use-gpr32
+@item -mapx-inline-asm-use-gpr32
+When APX_F enabled, EGPR usage was by default disabled to prevent
+unexpected EGPR generation in instructions that does not support it.
+To invoke EGPR usage in inline asm, use this switch to allow EGPR in
+inline asm, while user should ensure the asm actually supports EGPR.
+
@end table
These @samp{-m} switches are supported in addition to the above
--
2.31.1
