Index: gcc/config/arm/arm.c
===================================================================
--- gcc/config/arm/arm.c	(revision 203691)
+++ gcc/config/arm/arm.c	(working copy)
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 };
 
 /* Forward function declarations.  */
+static bool arm_lra_p (void);
 static bool arm_needs_doubleword_align (enum machine_mode, const_tree);
 static int arm_compute_static_chain_stack_bytes (void);
 static arm_stack_offsets *arm_get_frame_offsets (void);
@@ -338,6 +339,9 @@
 #undef TARGET_LEGITIMIZE_ADDRESS
 #define TARGET_LEGITIMIZE_ADDRESS arm_legitimize_address
 
+#undef TARGET_LRA_P
+#define TARGET_LRA_P arm_lra_p
+
 #undef  TARGET_ATTRIBUTE_TABLE
 #define TARGET_ATTRIBUTE_TABLE arm_attribute_table
 
@@ -5184,6 +5188,12 @@
     }
 }
 
+/* Return true if we use LRA instead of reload pass.  */
+static bool
+arm_lra_p (void)
+{
+  return arm_lra_flag;
+}
 
 /* Return true if mode/type need doubleword alignment.  */
 static bool
Index: gcc/config/arm/arm.opt
===================================================================
--- gcc/config/arm/arm.opt	(revision 203691)
+++ gcc/config/arm/arm.opt	(working copy)
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@
 Target RejectNegative Joined Enum(arm_fpu) Var(arm_fpu_index)
 Specify the name of the target floating point hardware/format
 
+mlra
+Target Report Var(arm_lra_flag) Init(0) Save
+Use LRA instead of reload (transitional)
+
 mhard-float
 Target RejectNegative Alias(mfloat-abi=, hard) Undocumented