Use __builtin_trap() for abort() if inhibit_libc

abort() is used in gcc_assert() and gcc_unreachable() which is used by target
libraries such as libgcov.a.  This patch changes the abort() definition under
certain conditions.  If inhibit_libc is defined and abort is not already
defined, then abort() is defined to __builtin_trap().

The inhibit_libc define is usually defined if GCC is built for targets running
in embedded systems which may optionally use a C standard library.  If
inhibit_libc is defined, then there may be still a full featured abort()
available.  abort() is a heavy weight function which depends on signals and
file streams.  For statically linked applications, this means that a dependency
on gcc_assert() pulls in the support for signals and file streams.  This could
prevent using gcov to test low end targets for example.  Using __builtin_trap()
avoids these dependencies if the target implements a "trap" instruction.  The
application or operating system could use a trap handler to react to failed GCC
runtime checks which caused a trap.

gcc/

	* tsystem.h (abort): Define abort() if inhibit_libc is defined and it
	is not already defined.

diff --git a/gcc/tsystem.h b/gcc/tsystem.h
index e1e6a96..5c72c69 100644 (file)
--- a/gcc/tsystem.h
+++ b/gcc/tsystem.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ extern int atexit (void (*)(void));
 #endif
 
 #ifndef abort
-extern void abort (void) __attribute__ ((__noreturn__));
+#define abort() __builtin_trap ()
 #endif
 
 #ifndef strlen