From: Andrew Jenner Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2018 17:37:46 +0000 (+0000) Subject: invoke.texi: Add section for the PowerPC SPE backend. X-Git-Tag: upstream/12.2.0~33579 X-Git-Url: http://review.tizen.org/git/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=78be97b8d6d734548d4f9408c8abb8b5dfbabdb5;p=platform%2Fupstream%2Fgcc.git invoke.texi: Add section for the PowerPC SPE backend. * doc/invoke.texi: Add section for the PowerPC SPE backend. Remove irrelevant options. From-SVN: r257422 --- diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog index 4b4558b..49f693d 100644 --- a/gcc/ChangeLog +++ b/gcc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2018-02-06 Andrew Jenner + + * doc/invoke.texi: Add section for the PowerPC SPE backend. Remove irrelevant options. + 2018-02-06 Bill Schmidt * config/rs6000/rs6000.c (rs6000_option_override_internal): @@ -95,6 +99,7 @@ %1, %0|%0, %1, %2, %3}"): ... this. +>>>>>>> .r257416 2018-02-02 Andrew Jenner * config/powerpcspe/powerpcspe.opt: Add Undocumented to irrelevant diff --git a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi index befebed..367b99b 100644 --- a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi +++ b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi @@ -984,6 +984,46 @@ Objective-C and Objective-C++ Dialects}. @emph{PowerPC Options} See RS/6000 and PowerPC Options. +@emph{PowerPC SPE Options} +@gccoptlist{-mcpu=@var{cpu-type} @gol +-mtune=@var{cpu-type} @gol +-mmfcrf -mno-mfcrf -mpopcntb -mno-popcntb @gol +-mfull-toc -mminimal-toc -mno-fp-in-toc -mno-sum-in-toc @gol +-m32 -mxl-compat -mno-xl-compat @gol +-malign-power -malign-natural @gol +-msoft-float -mhard-float -mmultiple -mno-multiple @gol +-msingle-float -mdouble-float @gol +-mupdate -mno-update @gol +-mavoid-indexed-addresses -mno-avoid-indexed-addresses @gol +-mstrict-align -mno-strict-align -mrelocatable @gol +-mno-relocatable -mrelocatable-lib -mno-relocatable-lib @gol +-mtoc -mno-toc -mlittle -mlittle-endian -mbig -mbig-endian @gol +-msingle-pic-base @gol +-mprioritize-restricted-insns=@var{priority} @gol +-msched-costly-dep=@var{dependence_type} @gol +-minsert-sched-nops=@var{scheme} @gol +-mcall-sysv -mcall-netbsd @gol +-maix-struct-return -msvr4-struct-return @gol +-mabi=@var{abi-type} -msecure-plt -mbss-plt @gol +-mblock-move-inline-limit=@var{num} @gol +-misel -mno-isel @gol +-misel=yes -misel=no @gol +-mspe -mno-spe @gol +-mspe=yes -mspe=no @gol +-mfloat-gprs=yes -mfloat-gprs=no -mfloat-gprs=single -mfloat-gprs=double @gol +-mprototype -mno-prototype @gol +-msim -mmvme -mads -myellowknife -memb -msdata @gol +-msdata=@var{opt} -mvxworks -G @var{num} @gol +-mrecip -mrecip=@var{opt} -mno-recip -mrecip-precision @gol +-mno-recip-precision @gol +-mpointers-to-nested-functions -mno-pointers-to-nested-functions @gol +-msave-toc-indirect -mno-save-toc-indirect @gol +-mcompat-align-parm -mno-compat-align-parm @gol +-mfloat128 -mno-float128 @gol +-mgnu-attribute -mno-gnu-attribute @gol +-mstack-protector-guard=@var{guard} -mstack-protector-guard-reg=@var{reg} @gol +-mstack-protector-guard-offset=@var{offset}} + @emph{RISC-V Options} @gccoptlist{-mbranch-cost=@var{N-instruction} @gol -mplt -mno-plt @gol @@ -1036,13 +1076,10 @@ See RS/6000 and PowerPC Options. -mblock-move-inline-limit=@var{num} @gol -misel -mno-isel @gol -misel=yes -misel=no @gol --mspe -mno-spe @gol --mspe=yes -mspe=no @gol -mpaired @gol -mvrsave -mno-vrsave @gol -mmulhw -mno-mulhw @gol -mdlmzb -mno-dlmzb @gol --mfloat-gprs=yes -mfloat-gprs=no -mfloat-gprs=single -mfloat-gprs=double @gol -mprototype -mno-prototype @gol -msim -mmvme -mads -myellowknife -memb -msdata @gol -msdata=@var{opt} -mvxworks -G @var{num} @gol @@ -14356,6 +14393,7 @@ platform. * PDP-11 Options:: * picoChip Options:: * PowerPC Options:: +* PowerPC SPE Options:: * RISC-V Options:: * RL78 Options:: * RS/6000 and PowerPC Options:: @@ -22028,149 +22066,947 @@ these warnings. These are listed under @xref{RS/6000 and PowerPC Options}. -@node RISC-V Options -@subsection RISC-V Options -@cindex RISC-V Options - -These command-line options are defined for RISC-V targets: +@node PowerPC SPE Options +@subsection PowerPC SPE Options +@cindex PowerPC SPE options +These @samp{-m} options are defined for PowerPC SPE: @table @gcctabopt -@item -mbranch-cost=@var{n} -@opindex mbranch-cost -Set the cost of branches to roughly @var{n} instructions. +@item -mmfcrf +@itemx -mno-mfcrf +@itemx -mpopcntb +@itemx -mno-popcntb +@opindex mmfcrf +@opindex mno-mfcrf +@opindex mpopcntb +@opindex mno-popcntb +You use these options to specify which instructions are available on the +processor you are using. The default value of these options is +determined when configuring GCC@. Specifying the +@option{-mcpu=@var{cpu_type}} overrides the specification of these +options. We recommend you use the @option{-mcpu=@var{cpu_type}} option +rather than the options listed above. -@item -mplt -@itemx -mno-plt -@opindex plt -When generating PIC code, do or don't allow the use of PLTs. Ignored for -non-PIC. The default is @option{-mplt}. +The @option{-mmfcrf} option allows GCC to generate the move from +condition register field instruction implemented on the POWER4 +processor and other processors that support the PowerPC V2.01 +architecture. +The @option{-mpopcntb} option allows GCC to generate the popcount and +double-precision FP reciprocal estimate instruction implemented on the +POWER5 processor and other processors that support the PowerPC V2.02 +architecture. -@item -mabi=@var{ABI-string} -@opindex mabi -Specify integer and floating-point calling convention. @var{ABI-string} -contains two parts: the size of integer types and the registers used for -floating-point types. For example @samp{-march=rv64ifd -mabi=lp64d} means that -@samp{long} and pointers are 64-bit (implicitly defining @samp{int} to be -32-bit), and that floating-point values up to 64 bits wide are passed in F -registers. Contrast this with @samp{-march=rv64ifd -mabi=lp64f}, which still -allows the compiler to generate code that uses the F and D extensions but only -allows floating-point values up to 32 bits long to be passed in registers; or -@samp{-march=rv64ifd -mabi=lp64}, in which no floating-point arguments will be -passed in registers. +@item -mcpu=@var{cpu_type} +@opindex mcpu +Set architecture type, register usage, and +instruction scheduling parameters for machine type @var{cpu_type}. +Supported values for @var{cpu_type} are @samp{8540}, @samp{8548}, +and @samp{native}. -The default for this argument is system dependent, users who want a specific -calling convention should specify one explicitly. The valid calling -conventions are: @samp{ilp32}, @samp{ilp32f}, @samp{ilp32d}, @samp{lp64}, -@samp{lp64f}, and @samp{lp64d}. Some calling conventions are impossible to -implement on some ISAs: for example, @samp{-march=rv32if -mabi=ilp32d} is -invalid because the ABI requires 64-bit values be passed in F registers, but F -registers are only 32 bits wide. +@option{-mcpu=powerpc} specifies pure 32-bit PowerPC (either +endian), with an appropriate, generic processor model assumed for +scheduling purposes. -@item -mfdiv -@itemx -mno-fdiv -@opindex mfdiv -Do or don't use hardware floating-point divide and square root instructions. -This requires the F or D extensions for floating-point registers. The default -is to use them if the specified architecture has these instructions. +Specifying @samp{native} as cpu type detects and selects the +architecture option that corresponds to the host processor of the +system performing the compilation. +@option{-mcpu=native} has no effect if GCC does not recognize the +processor. -@item -mdiv -@itemx -mno-div -@opindex mdiv -Do or don't use hardware instructions for integer division. This requires the -M extension. The default is to use them if the specified architecture has -these instructions. +The other options specify a specific processor. Code generated under +those options runs best on that processor, and may not run at all on +others. -@item -march=@var{ISA-string} -@opindex march -Generate code for given RISC-V ISA (e.g.@ @samp{rv64im}). ISA strings must be -lower-case. Examples include @samp{rv64i}, @samp{rv32g}, and @samp{rv32imaf}. +The @option{-mcpu} options automatically enable or disable the +following options: -@item -mtune=@var{processor-string} -@opindex mtune -Optimize the output for the given processor, specified by microarchitecture -name. +@gccoptlist{-mhard-float -mmfcrf -mmultiple @gol +-mpopcntb -mpopcntd @gol +-msingle-float -mdouble-float @gol +-mfloat128} -@item -mpreferred-stack-boundary=@var{num} -@opindex mpreferred-stack-boundary -Attempt to keep the stack boundary aligned to a 2 raised to @var{num} -byte boundary. If @option{-mpreferred-stack-boundary} is not specified, -the default is 4 (16 bytes or 128-bits). +The particular options set for any particular CPU varies between +compiler versions, depending on what setting seems to produce optimal +code for that CPU; it doesn't necessarily reflect the actual hardware's +capabilities. If you wish to set an individual option to a particular +value, you may specify it after the @option{-mcpu} option, like +@option{-mcpu=8548}. -@strong{Warning:} If you use this switch, then you must build all modules with -the same value, including any libraries. This includes the system libraries -and startup modules. +@item -mtune=@var{cpu_type} +@opindex mtune +Set the instruction scheduling parameters for machine type +@var{cpu_type}, but do not set the architecture type or register usage, +as @option{-mcpu=@var{cpu_type}} does. The same +values for @var{cpu_type} are used for @option{-mtune} as for +@option{-mcpu}. If both are specified, the code generated uses the +architecture and registers set by @option{-mcpu}, but the +scheduling parameters set by @option{-mtune}. -@item -msmall-data-limit=@var{n} -@opindex msmall-data-limit -Put global and static data smaller than @var{n} bytes into a special section -(on some targets). +@item -msecure-plt +@opindex msecure-plt +Generate code that allows @command{ld} and @command{ld.so} +to build executables and shared +libraries with non-executable @code{.plt} and @code{.got} sections. +This is a PowerPC +32-bit SYSV ABI option. -@item -msave-restore -@itemx -mno-save-restore -@opindex msave-restore -Do or don't use smaller but slower prologue and epilogue code that uses -library function calls. The default is to use fast inline prologues and -epilogues. +@item -mbss-plt +@opindex mbss-plt +Generate code that uses a BSS @code{.plt} section that @command{ld.so} +fills in, and +requires @code{.plt} and @code{.got} +sections that are both writable and executable. +This is a PowerPC 32-bit SYSV ABI option. -@item -mstrict-align -@itemx -mno-strict-align -@opindex mstrict-align -Do not or do generate unaligned memory accesses. The default is set depending -on whether the processor we are optimizing for supports fast unaligned access -or not. +@item -misel +@itemx -mno-isel +@opindex misel +@opindex mno-isel +This switch enables or disables the generation of ISEL instructions. -@item -mcmodel=medlow -@opindex mcmodel=medlow -Generate code for the medium-low code model. The program and its statically -defined symbols must lie within a single 2 GiB address range and must lie -between absolute addresses @minus{}2 GiB and +2 GiB. Programs can be -statically or dynamically linked. This is the default code model. +@item -misel=@var{yes/no} +This switch has been deprecated. Use @option{-misel} and +@option{-mno-isel} instead. -@item -mcmodel=medany -@opindex mcmodel=medany -Generate code for the medium-any code model. The program and its statically -defined symbols must be within any single 2 GiB address range. Programs can be -statically or dynamically linked. +@item -mspe +@itemx -mno-spe +@opindex mspe +@opindex mno-spe +This switch enables or disables the generation of SPE simd +instructions. -@item -mexplicit-relocs -@itemx -mno-exlicit-relocs -Use or do not use assembler relocation operators when dealing with symbolic -addresses. The alternative is to use assembler macros instead, which may -limit optimization. +@item -mspe=@var{yes/no} +This option has been deprecated. Use @option{-mspe} and +@option{-mno-spe} instead. -@end table +@item -mfloat128 +@itemx -mno-float128 +@opindex mfloat128 +@opindex mno-float128 +Enable/disable the @var{__float128} keyword for IEEE 128-bit floating point +and use either software emulation for IEEE 128-bit floating point or +hardware instructions. -@node RL78 Options -@subsection RL78 Options -@cindex RL78 Options +@item -mfloat-gprs=@var{yes/single/double/no} +@itemx -mfloat-gprs +@opindex mfloat-gprs +This switch enables or disables the generation of floating-point +operations on the general-purpose registers for architectures that +support it. -@table @gcctabopt +The argument @samp{yes} or @samp{single} enables the use of +single-precision floating-point operations. -@item -msim -@opindex msim -Links in additional target libraries to support operation within a -simulator. +The argument @samp{double} enables the use of single and +double-precision floating-point operations. -@item -mmul=none -@itemx -mmul=g10 -@itemx -mmul=g13 -@itemx -mmul=g14 -@itemx -mmul=rl78 -@opindex mmul -Specifies the type of hardware multiplication and division support to -be used. The simplest is @code{none}, which uses software for both -multiplication and division. This is the default. The @code{g13} -value is for the hardware multiply/divide peripheral found on the -RL78/G13 (S2 core) targets. The @code{g14} value selects the use of -the multiplication and division instructions supported by the RL78/G14 -(S3 core) parts. The value @code{rl78} is an alias for @code{g14} and -the value @code{mg10} is an alias for @code{none}. +The argument @samp{no} disables floating-point operations on the +general-purpose registers. -In addition a C preprocessor macro is defined, based upon the setting -of this option. Possible values are: @code{__RL78_MUL_NONE__}, -@code{__RL78_MUL_G13__} or @code{__RL78_MUL_G14__}. +This option is currently only available on the MPC854x. -@item -mcpu=g10 +@item -mfull-toc +@itemx -mno-fp-in-toc +@itemx -mno-sum-in-toc +@itemx -mminimal-toc +@opindex mfull-toc +@opindex mno-fp-in-toc +@opindex mno-sum-in-toc +@opindex mminimal-toc +Modify generation of the TOC (Table Of Contents), which is created for +every executable file. The @option{-mfull-toc} option is selected by +default. In that case, GCC allocates at least one TOC entry for +each unique non-automatic variable reference in your program. GCC +also places floating-point constants in the TOC@. However, only +16,384 entries are available in the TOC@. + +If you receive a linker error message that saying you have overflowed +the available TOC space, you can reduce the amount of TOC space used +with the @option{-mno-fp-in-toc} and @option{-mno-sum-in-toc} options. +@option{-mno-fp-in-toc} prevents GCC from putting floating-point +constants in the TOC and @option{-mno-sum-in-toc} forces GCC to +generate code to calculate the sum of an address and a constant at +run time instead of putting that sum into the TOC@. You may specify one +or both of these options. Each causes GCC to produce very slightly +slower and larger code at the expense of conserving TOC space. + +If you still run out of space in the TOC even when you specify both of +these options, specify @option{-mminimal-toc} instead. This option causes +GCC to make only one TOC entry for every file. When you specify this +option, GCC produces code that is slower and larger but which +uses extremely little TOC space. You may wish to use this option +only on files that contain less frequently-executed code. + +@item -maix32 +@opindex maix32 +Disables the 64-bit ABI. GCC defaults to @option{-maix32}. + +@item -mxl-compat +@itemx -mno-xl-compat +@opindex mxl-compat +@opindex mno-xl-compat +Produce code that conforms more closely to IBM XL compiler semantics +when using AIX-compatible ABI@. Pass floating-point arguments to +prototyped functions beyond the register save area (RSA) on the stack +in addition to argument FPRs. Do not assume that most significant +double in 128-bit long double value is properly rounded when comparing +values and converting to double. Use XL symbol names for long double +support routines. + +The AIX calling convention was extended but not initially documented to +handle an obscure K&R C case of calling a function that takes the +address of its arguments with fewer arguments than declared. IBM XL +compilers access floating-point arguments that do not fit in the +RSA from the stack when a subroutine is compiled without +optimization. Because always storing floating-point arguments on the +stack is inefficient and rarely needed, this option is not enabled by +default and only is necessary when calling subroutines compiled by IBM +XL compilers without optimization. + +@item -malign-natural +@itemx -malign-power +@opindex malign-natural +@opindex malign-power +On AIX, 32-bit Darwin, and 64-bit PowerPC GNU/Linux, the option +@option{-malign-natural} overrides the ABI-defined alignment of larger +types, such as floating-point doubles, on their natural size-based boundary. +The option @option{-malign-power} instructs GCC to follow the ABI-specified +alignment rules. GCC defaults to the standard alignment defined in the ABI@. + +On 64-bit Darwin, natural alignment is the default, and @option{-malign-power} +is not supported. + +@item -msoft-float +@itemx -mhard-float +@opindex msoft-float +@opindex mhard-float +Generate code that does not use (uses) the floating-point register set. +Software floating-point emulation is provided if you use the +@option{-msoft-float} option, and pass the option to GCC when linking. + +@item -msingle-float +@itemx -mdouble-float +@opindex msingle-float +@opindex mdouble-float +Generate code for single- or double-precision floating-point operations. +@option{-mdouble-float} implies @option{-msingle-float}. + +@item -mmultiple +@itemx -mno-multiple +@opindex mmultiple +@opindex mno-multiple +Generate code that uses (does not use) the load multiple word +instructions and the store multiple word instructions. These +instructions are generated by default on POWER systems, and not +generated on PowerPC systems. Do not use @option{-mmultiple} on little-endian +PowerPC systems, since those instructions do not work when the +processor is in little-endian mode. The exceptions are PPC740 and +PPC750 which permit these instructions in little-endian mode. + +@item -mupdate +@itemx -mno-update +@opindex mupdate +@opindex mno-update +Generate code that uses (does not use) the load or store instructions +that update the base register to the address of the calculated memory +location. These instructions are generated by default. If you use +@option{-mno-update}, there is a small window between the time that the +stack pointer is updated and the address of the previous frame is +stored, which means code that walks the stack frame across interrupts or +signals may get corrupted data. + +@item -mavoid-indexed-addresses +@itemx -mno-avoid-indexed-addresses +@opindex mavoid-indexed-addresses +@opindex mno-avoid-indexed-addresses +Generate code that tries to avoid (not avoid) the use of indexed load +or store instructions. These instructions can incur a performance +penalty on Power6 processors in certain situations, such as when +stepping through large arrays that cross a 16M boundary. This option +is enabled by default when targeting Power6 and disabled otherwise. + +@item -mfused-madd +@itemx -mno-fused-madd +@opindex mfused-madd +@opindex mno-fused-madd +Generate code that uses (does not use) the floating-point multiply and +accumulate instructions. These instructions are generated by default +if hardware floating point is used. The machine-dependent +@option{-mfused-madd} option is now mapped to the machine-independent +@option{-ffp-contract=fast} option, and @option{-mno-fused-madd} is +mapped to @option{-ffp-contract=off}. + +@item -mno-strict-align +@itemx -mstrict-align +@opindex mno-strict-align +@opindex mstrict-align +On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems do not (do) assume that +unaligned memory references are handled by the system. + +@item -mrelocatable +@itemx -mno-relocatable +@opindex mrelocatable +@opindex mno-relocatable +Generate code that allows (does not allow) a static executable to be +relocated to a different address at run time. A simple embedded +PowerPC system loader should relocate the entire contents of +@code{.got2} and 4-byte locations listed in the @code{.fixup} section, +a table of 32-bit addresses generated by this option. For this to +work, all objects linked together must be compiled with +@option{-mrelocatable} or @option{-mrelocatable-lib}. +@option{-mrelocatable} code aligns the stack to an 8-byte boundary. + +@item -mrelocatable-lib +@itemx -mno-relocatable-lib +@opindex mrelocatable-lib +@opindex mno-relocatable-lib +Like @option{-mrelocatable}, @option{-mrelocatable-lib} generates a +@code{.fixup} section to allow static executables to be relocated at +run time, but @option{-mrelocatable-lib} does not use the smaller stack +alignment of @option{-mrelocatable}. Objects compiled with +@option{-mrelocatable-lib} may be linked with objects compiled with +any combination of the @option{-mrelocatable} options. + +@item -mno-toc +@itemx -mtoc +@opindex mno-toc +@opindex mtoc +On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems do not (do) assume that +register 2 contains a pointer to a global area pointing to the addresses +used in the program. + +@item -mlittle +@itemx -mlittle-endian +@opindex mlittle +@opindex mlittle-endian +On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems compile code for the +processor in little-endian mode. The @option{-mlittle-endian} option is +the same as @option{-mlittle}. + +@item -mbig +@itemx -mbig-endian +@opindex mbig +@opindex mbig-endian +On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems compile code for the +processor in big-endian mode. The @option{-mbig-endian} option is +the same as @option{-mbig}. + +@item -mdynamic-no-pic +@opindex mdynamic-no-pic +On Darwin and Mac OS X systems, compile code so that it is not +relocatable, but that its external references are relocatable. The +resulting code is suitable for applications, but not shared +libraries. + +@item -msingle-pic-base +@opindex msingle-pic-base +Treat the register used for PIC addressing as read-only, rather than +loading it in the prologue for each function. The runtime system is +responsible for initializing this register with an appropriate value +before execution begins. + +@item -mprioritize-restricted-insns=@var{priority} +@opindex mprioritize-restricted-insns +This option controls the priority that is assigned to +dispatch-slot restricted instructions during the second scheduling +pass. The argument @var{priority} takes the value @samp{0}, @samp{1}, +or @samp{2} to assign no, highest, or second-highest (respectively) +priority to dispatch-slot restricted +instructions. + +@item -msched-costly-dep=@var{dependence_type} +@opindex msched-costly-dep +This option controls which dependences are considered costly +by the target during instruction scheduling. The argument +@var{dependence_type} takes one of the following values: + +@table @asis +@item @samp{no} +No dependence is costly. + +@item @samp{all} +All dependences are costly. + +@item @samp{true_store_to_load} +A true dependence from store to load is costly. + +@item @samp{store_to_load} +Any dependence from store to load is costly. + +@item @var{number} +Any dependence for which the latency is greater than or equal to +@var{number} is costly. +@end table + +@item -minsert-sched-nops=@var{scheme} +@opindex minsert-sched-nops +This option controls which NOP insertion scheme is used during +the second scheduling pass. The argument @var{scheme} takes one of the +following values: + +@table @asis +@item @samp{no} +Don't insert NOPs. + +@item @samp{pad} +Pad with NOPs any dispatch group that has vacant issue slots, +according to the scheduler's grouping. + +@item @samp{regroup_exact} +Insert NOPs to force costly dependent insns into +separate groups. Insert exactly as many NOPs as needed to force an insn +to a new group, according to the estimated processor grouping. + +@item @var{number} +Insert NOPs to force costly dependent insns into +separate groups. Insert @var{number} NOPs to force an insn to a new group. +@end table + +@item -mcall-sysv +@opindex mcall-sysv +On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems compile code using calling +conventions that adhere to the March 1995 draft of the System V +Application Binary Interface, PowerPC processor supplement. This is the +default unless you configured GCC using @samp{powerpc-*-eabiaix}. + +@item -mcall-sysv-eabi +@itemx -mcall-eabi +@opindex mcall-sysv-eabi +@opindex mcall-eabi +Specify both @option{-mcall-sysv} and @option{-meabi} options. + +@item -mcall-sysv-noeabi +@opindex mcall-sysv-noeabi +Specify both @option{-mcall-sysv} and @option{-mno-eabi} options. + +@item -mcall-aixdesc +@opindex m +On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems compile code for the AIX +operating system. + +@item -mcall-linux +@opindex mcall-linux +On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems compile code for the +Linux-based GNU system. + +@item -mcall-freebsd +@opindex mcall-freebsd +On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems compile code for the +FreeBSD operating system. + +@item -mcall-netbsd +@opindex mcall-netbsd +On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems compile code for the +NetBSD operating system. + +@item -mcall-openbsd +@opindex mcall-netbsd +On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems compile code for the +OpenBSD operating system. + +@item -maix-struct-return +@opindex maix-struct-return +Return all structures in memory (as specified by the AIX ABI)@. + +@item -msvr4-struct-return +@opindex msvr4-struct-return +Return structures smaller than 8 bytes in registers (as specified by the +SVR4 ABI)@. + +@item -mabi=@var{abi-type} +@opindex mabi +Extend the current ABI with a particular extension, or remove such extension. +Valid values are @samp{altivec}, @samp{no-altivec}, @samp{spe}, +@samp{no-spe}, @samp{ibmlongdouble}, @samp{ieeelongdouble}, +@samp{elfv1}, @samp{elfv2}@. + +@item -mabi=spe +@opindex mabi=spe +Extend the current ABI with SPE ABI extensions. This does not change +the default ABI, instead it adds the SPE ABI extensions to the current +ABI@. + +@item -mabi=no-spe +@opindex mabi=no-spe +Disable Book-E SPE ABI extensions for the current ABI@. + +@item -mabi=ibmlongdouble +@opindex mabi=ibmlongdouble +Change the current ABI to use IBM extended-precision long double. +This is not likely to work if your system defaults to using IEEE +extended-precision long double. If you change the long double type +from IEEE extended-precision, the compiler will issue a warning unless +you use the @option{-Wno-psabi} option. + +@item -mabi=ieeelongdouble +@opindex mabi=ieeelongdouble +Change the current ABI to use IEEE extended-precision long double. +This is not likely to work if your system defaults to using IBM +extended-precision long double. If you change the long double type +from IBM extended-precision, the compiler will issue a warning unless +you use the @option{-Wno-psabi} option. + +@item -mabi=elfv1 +@opindex mabi=elfv1 +Change the current ABI to use the ELFv1 ABI. +This is the default ABI for big-endian PowerPC 64-bit Linux. +Overriding the default ABI requires special system support and is +likely to fail in spectacular ways. + +@item -mabi=elfv2 +@opindex mabi=elfv2 +Change the current ABI to use the ELFv2 ABI. +This is the default ABI for little-endian PowerPC 64-bit Linux. +Overriding the default ABI requires special system support and is +likely to fail in spectacular ways. + +@item -mgnu-attribute +@itemx -mno-gnu-attribute +@opindex mgnu-attribute +@opindex mno-gnu-attribute +Emit .gnu_attribute assembly directives to set tag/value pairs in a +.gnu.attributes section that specify ABI variations in function +parameters or return values. + +@item -mprototype +@itemx -mno-prototype +@opindex mprototype +@opindex mno-prototype +On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems assume that all calls to +variable argument functions are properly prototyped. Otherwise, the +compiler must insert an instruction before every non-prototyped call to +set or clear bit 6 of the condition code register (@code{CR}) to +indicate whether floating-point values are passed in the floating-point +registers in case the function takes variable arguments. With +@option{-mprototype}, only calls to prototyped variable argument functions +set or clear the bit. + +@item -msim +@opindex msim +On embedded PowerPC systems, assume that the startup module is called +@file{sim-crt0.o} and that the standard C libraries are @file{libsim.a} and +@file{libc.a}. This is the default for @samp{powerpc-*-eabisim} +configurations. + +@item -mmvme +@opindex mmvme +On embedded PowerPC systems, assume that the startup module is called +@file{crt0.o} and the standard C libraries are @file{libmvme.a} and +@file{libc.a}. + +@item -mads +@opindex mads +On embedded PowerPC systems, assume that the startup module is called +@file{crt0.o} and the standard C libraries are @file{libads.a} and +@file{libc.a}. + +@item -myellowknife +@opindex myellowknife +On embedded PowerPC systems, assume that the startup module is called +@file{crt0.o} and the standard C libraries are @file{libyk.a} and +@file{libc.a}. + +@item -mvxworks +@opindex mvxworks +On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems, specify that you are +compiling for a VxWorks system. + +@item -memb +@opindex memb +On embedded PowerPC systems, set the @code{PPC_EMB} bit in the ELF flags +header to indicate that @samp{eabi} extended relocations are used. + +@item -meabi +@itemx -mno-eabi +@opindex meabi +@opindex mno-eabi +On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems do (do not) adhere to the +Embedded Applications Binary Interface (EABI), which is a set of +modifications to the System V.4 specifications. Selecting @option{-meabi} +means that the stack is aligned to an 8-byte boundary, a function +@code{__eabi} is called from @code{main} to set up the EABI +environment, and the @option{-msdata} option can use both @code{r2} and +@code{r13} to point to two separate small data areas. Selecting +@option{-mno-eabi} means that the stack is aligned to a 16-byte boundary, +no EABI initialization function is called from @code{main}, and the +@option{-msdata} option only uses @code{r13} to point to a single +small data area. The @option{-meabi} option is on by default if you +configured GCC using one of the @samp{powerpc*-*-eabi*} options. + +@item -msdata=eabi +@opindex msdata=eabi +On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems, put small initialized +@code{const} global and static data in the @code{.sdata2} section, which +is pointed to by register @code{r2}. Put small initialized +non-@code{const} global and static data in the @code{.sdata} section, +which is pointed to by register @code{r13}. Put small uninitialized +global and static data in the @code{.sbss} section, which is adjacent to +the @code{.sdata} section. The @option{-msdata=eabi} option is +incompatible with the @option{-mrelocatable} option. The +@option{-msdata=eabi} option also sets the @option{-memb} option. + +@item -msdata=sysv +@opindex msdata=sysv +On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems, put small global and static +data in the @code{.sdata} section, which is pointed to by register +@code{r13}. Put small uninitialized global and static data in the +@code{.sbss} section, which is adjacent to the @code{.sdata} section. +The @option{-msdata=sysv} option is incompatible with the +@option{-mrelocatable} option. + +@item -msdata=default +@itemx -msdata +@opindex msdata=default +@opindex msdata +On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems, if @option{-meabi} is used, +compile code the same as @option{-msdata=eabi}, otherwise compile code the +same as @option{-msdata=sysv}. + +@item -msdata=data +@opindex msdata=data +On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems, put small global +data in the @code{.sdata} section. Put small uninitialized global +data in the @code{.sbss} section. Do not use register @code{r13} +to address small data however. This is the default behavior unless +other @option{-msdata} options are used. + +@item -msdata=none +@itemx -mno-sdata +@opindex msdata=none +@opindex mno-sdata +On embedded PowerPC systems, put all initialized global and static data +in the @code{.data} section, and all uninitialized data in the +@code{.bss} section. + +@item -mblock-move-inline-limit=@var{num} +@opindex mblock-move-inline-limit +Inline all block moves (such as calls to @code{memcpy} or structure +copies) less than or equal to @var{num} bytes. The minimum value for +@var{num} is 32 bytes on 32-bit targets and 64 bytes on 64-bit +targets. The default value is target-specific. + +@item -G @var{num} +@opindex G +@cindex smaller data references (PowerPC) +@cindex .sdata/.sdata2 references (PowerPC) +On embedded PowerPC systems, put global and static items less than or +equal to @var{num} bytes into the small data or BSS sections instead of +the normal data or BSS section. By default, @var{num} is 8. The +@option{-G @var{num}} switch is also passed to the linker. +All modules should be compiled with the same @option{-G @var{num}} value. + +@item -mregnames +@itemx -mno-regnames +@opindex mregnames +@opindex mno-regnames +On System V.4 and embedded PowerPC systems do (do not) emit register +names in the assembly language output using symbolic forms. + +@item -mlongcall +@itemx -mno-longcall +@opindex mlongcall +@opindex mno-longcall +By default assume that all calls are far away so that a longer and more +expensive calling sequence is required. This is required for calls +farther than 32 megabytes (33,554,432 bytes) from the current location. +A short call is generated if the compiler knows +the call cannot be that far away. This setting can be overridden by +the @code{shortcall} function attribute, or by @code{#pragma +longcall(0)}. + +Some linkers are capable of detecting out-of-range calls and generating +glue code on the fly. On these systems, long calls are unnecessary and +generate slower code. As of this writing, the AIX linker can do this, +as can the GNU linker for PowerPC/64. It is planned to add this feature +to the GNU linker for 32-bit PowerPC systems as well. + +In the future, GCC may ignore all longcall specifications +when the linker is known to generate glue. + +@item -mtls-markers +@itemx -mno-tls-markers +@opindex mtls-markers +@opindex mno-tls-markers +Mark (do not mark) calls to @code{__tls_get_addr} with a relocation +specifying the function argument. The relocation allows the linker to +reliably associate function call with argument setup instructions for +TLS optimization, which in turn allows GCC to better schedule the +sequence. + +@item -mrecip +@itemx -mno-recip +@opindex mrecip +This option enables use of the reciprocal estimate and +reciprocal square root estimate instructions with additional +Newton-Raphson steps to increase precision instead of doing a divide or +square root and divide for floating-point arguments. You should use +the @option{-ffast-math} option when using @option{-mrecip} (or at +least @option{-funsafe-math-optimizations}, +@option{-ffinite-math-only}, @option{-freciprocal-math} and +@option{-fno-trapping-math}). Note that while the throughput of the +sequence is generally higher than the throughput of the non-reciprocal +instruction, the precision of the sequence can be decreased by up to 2 +ulp (i.e.@: the inverse of 1.0 equals 0.99999994) for reciprocal square +roots. + +@item -mrecip=@var{opt} +@opindex mrecip=opt +This option controls which reciprocal estimate instructions +may be used. @var{opt} is a comma-separated list of options, which may +be preceded by a @code{!} to invert the option: + +@table @samp + +@item all +Enable all estimate instructions. + +@item default +Enable the default instructions, equivalent to @option{-mrecip}. + +@item none +Disable all estimate instructions, equivalent to @option{-mno-recip}. + +@item div +Enable the reciprocal approximation instructions for both +single and double precision. + +@item divf +Enable the single-precision reciprocal approximation instructions. + +@item divd +Enable the double-precision reciprocal approximation instructions. + +@item rsqrt +Enable the reciprocal square root approximation instructions for both +single and double precision. + +@item rsqrtf +Enable the single-precision reciprocal square root approximation instructions. + +@item rsqrtd +Enable the double-precision reciprocal square root approximation instructions. + +@end table + +So, for example, @option{-mrecip=all,!rsqrtd} enables +all of the reciprocal estimate instructions, except for the +@code{FRSQRTE}, @code{XSRSQRTEDP}, and @code{XVRSQRTEDP} instructions +which handle the double-precision reciprocal square root calculations. + +@item -mrecip-precision +@itemx -mno-recip-precision +@opindex mrecip-precision +Assume (do not assume) that the reciprocal estimate instructions +provide higher-precision estimates than is mandated by the PowerPC +ABI. Selecting @option{-mcpu=power6}, @option{-mcpu=power7} or +@option{-mcpu=power8} automatically selects @option{-mrecip-precision}. +The double-precision square root estimate instructions are not generated by +default on low-precision machines, since they do not provide an +estimate that converges after three steps. + +@item -mpointers-to-nested-functions +@itemx -mno-pointers-to-nested-functions +@opindex mpointers-to-nested-functions +Generate (do not generate) code to load up the static chain register +(@code{r11}) when calling through a pointer on AIX and 64-bit Linux +systems where a function pointer points to a 3-word descriptor giving +the function address, TOC value to be loaded in register @code{r2}, and +static chain value to be loaded in register @code{r11}. The +@option{-mpointers-to-nested-functions} is on by default. You cannot +call through pointers to nested functions or pointers +to functions compiled in other languages that use the static chain if +you use @option{-mno-pointers-to-nested-functions}. + +@item -msave-toc-indirect +@itemx -mno-save-toc-indirect +@opindex msave-toc-indirect +Generate (do not generate) code to save the TOC value in the reserved +stack location in the function prologue if the function calls through +a pointer on AIX and 64-bit Linux systems. If the TOC value is not +saved in the prologue, it is saved just before the call through the +pointer. The @option{-mno-save-toc-indirect} option is the default. + +@item -mcompat-align-parm +@itemx -mno-compat-align-parm +@opindex mcompat-align-parm +Generate (do not generate) code to pass structure parameters with a +maximum alignment of 64 bits, for compatibility with older versions +of GCC. + +Older versions of GCC (prior to 4.9.0) incorrectly did not align a +structure parameter on a 128-bit boundary when that structure contained +a member requiring 128-bit alignment. This is corrected in more +recent versions of GCC. This option may be used to generate code +that is compatible with functions compiled with older versions of +GCC. + +The @option{-mno-compat-align-parm} option is the default. + +@item -mstack-protector-guard=@var{guard} +@itemx -mstack-protector-guard-reg=@var{reg} +@itemx -mstack-protector-guard-offset=@var{offset} +@itemx -mstack-protector-guard-symbol=@var{symbol} +@opindex mstack-protector-guard +@opindex mstack-protector-guard-reg +@opindex mstack-protector-guard-offset +@opindex mstack-protector-guard-symbol +Generate stack protection code using canary at @var{guard}. Supported +locations are @samp{global} for global canary or @samp{tls} for per-thread +canary in the TLS block (the default with GNU libc version 2.4 or later). + +With the latter choice the options +@option{-mstack-protector-guard-reg=@var{reg}} and +@option{-mstack-protector-guard-offset=@var{offset}} furthermore specify +which register to use as base register for reading the canary, and from what +offset from that base register. The default for those is as specified in the +relevant ABI. @option{-mstack-protector-guard-symbol=@var{symbol}} overrides +the offset with a symbol reference to a canary in the TLS block. +@end table + + +@node RISC-V Options +@subsection RISC-V Options +@cindex RISC-V Options + +These command-line options are defined for RISC-V targets: + +@table @gcctabopt +@item -mbranch-cost=@var{n} +@opindex mbranch-cost +Set the cost of branches to roughly @var{n} instructions. + +@item -mplt +@itemx -mno-plt +@opindex plt +When generating PIC code, do or don't allow the use of PLTs. Ignored for +non-PIC. The default is @option{-mplt}. + +@item -mabi=@var{ABI-string} +@opindex mabi +Specify integer and floating-point calling convention. @var{ABI-string} +contains two parts: the size of integer types and the registers used for +floating-point types. For example @samp{-march=rv64ifd -mabi=lp64d} means that +@samp{long} and pointers are 64-bit (implicitly defining @samp{int} to be +32-bit), and that floating-point values up to 64 bits wide are passed in F +registers. Contrast this with @samp{-march=rv64ifd -mabi=lp64f}, which still +allows the compiler to generate code that uses the F and D extensions but only +allows floating-point values up to 32 bits long to be passed in registers; or +@samp{-march=rv64ifd -mabi=lp64}, in which no floating-point arguments will be +passed in registers. + +The default for this argument is system dependent, users who want a specific +calling convention should specify one explicitly. The valid calling +conventions are: @samp{ilp32}, @samp{ilp32f}, @samp{ilp32d}, @samp{lp64}, +@samp{lp64f}, and @samp{lp64d}. Some calling conventions are impossible to +implement on some ISAs: for example, @samp{-march=rv32if -mabi=ilp32d} is +invalid because the ABI requires 64-bit values be passed in F registers, but F +registers are only 32 bits wide. + +@item -mfdiv +@itemx -mno-fdiv +@opindex mfdiv +Do or don't use hardware floating-point divide and square root instructions. +This requires the F or D extensions for floating-point registers. The default +is to use them if the specified architecture has these instructions. + +@item -mdiv +@itemx -mno-div +@opindex mdiv +Do or don't use hardware instructions for integer division. This requires the +M extension. The default is to use them if the specified architecture has +these instructions. + +@item -march=@var{ISA-string} +@opindex march +Generate code for given RISC-V ISA (e.g.@ @samp{rv64im}). ISA strings must be +lower-case. Examples include @samp{rv64i}, @samp{rv32g}, and @samp{rv32imaf}. + +@item -mtune=@var{processor-string} +@opindex mtune +Optimize the output for the given processor, specified by microarchitecture +name. + +@item -mpreferred-stack-boundary=@var{num} +@opindex mpreferred-stack-boundary +Attempt to keep the stack boundary aligned to a 2 raised to @var{num} +byte boundary. If @option{-mpreferred-stack-boundary} is not specified, +the default is 4 (16 bytes or 128-bits). + +@strong{Warning:} If you use this switch, then you must build all modules with +the same value, including any libraries. This includes the system libraries +and startup modules. + +@item -msmall-data-limit=@var{n} +@opindex msmall-data-limit +Put global and static data smaller than @var{n} bytes into a special section +(on some targets). + +@item -msave-restore +@itemx -mno-save-restore +@opindex msave-restore +Do or don't use smaller but slower prologue and epilogue code that uses +library function calls. The default is to use fast inline prologues and +epilogues. + +@item -mstrict-align +@itemx -mno-strict-align +@opindex mstrict-align +Do not or do generate unaligned memory accesses. The default is set depending +on whether the processor we are optimizing for supports fast unaligned access +or not. + +@item -mcmodel=medlow +@opindex mcmodel=medlow +Generate code for the medium-low code model. The program and its statically +defined symbols must lie within a single 2 GiB address range and must lie +between absolute addresses @minus{}2 GiB and +2 GiB. Programs can be +statically or dynamically linked. This is the default code model. + +@item -mcmodel=medany +@opindex mcmodel=medany +Generate code for the medium-any code model. The program and its statically +defined symbols must be within any single 2 GiB address range. Programs can be +statically or dynamically linked. + +@item -mexplicit-relocs +@itemx -mno-exlicit-relocs +Use or do not use assembler relocation operators when dealing with symbolic +addresses. The alternative is to use assembler macros instead, which may +limit optimization. + +@end table + +@node RL78 Options +@subsection RL78 Options +@cindex RL78 Options + +@table @gcctabopt + +@item -msim +@opindex msim +Links in additional target libraries to support operation within a +simulator. + +@item -mmul=none +@itemx -mmul=g10 +@itemx -mmul=g13 +@itemx -mmul=g14 +@itemx -mmul=rl78 +@opindex mmul +Specifies the type of hardware multiplication and division support to +be used. The simplest is @code{none}, which uses software for both +multiplication and division. This is the default. The @code{g13} +value is for the hardware multiply/divide peripheral found on the +RL78/G13 (S2 core) targets. The @code{g14} value selects the use of +the multiplication and division instructions supported by the RL78/G14 +(S3 core) parts. The value @code{rl78} is an alias for @code{g14} and +the value @code{mg10} is an alias for @code{none}. + +In addition a C preprocessor macro is defined, based upon the setting +of this option. Possible values are: @code{__RL78_MUL_NONE__}, +@code{__RL78_MUL_G13__} or @code{__RL78_MUL_G14__}. + +@item -mcpu=g10 @itemx -mcpu=g13 @itemx -mcpu=g14 @itemx -mcpu=rl78 @@ -22492,13 +23328,6 @@ This switch enables or disables the generation of ISEL instructions. This switch has been deprecated. Use @option{-misel} and @option{-mno-isel} instead. -@item -mspe -@itemx -mno-spe -@opindex mspe -@opindex mno-spe -This switch enables or disables the generation of SPE simd -instructions. - @item -mpaired @itemx -mno-paired @opindex mpaired @@ -22506,10 +23335,6 @@ instructions. This switch enables or disables the generation of PAIRED simd instructions. -@item -mspe=@var{yes/no} -This option has been deprecated. Use @option{-mspe} and -@option{-mno-spe} instead. - @item -mvsx @itemx -mno-vsx @opindex mvsx @@ -22610,24 +23435,6 @@ The default for @option{-mfloat128-hardware} is enabled on PowerPC Linux systems using the ISA 3.0 instruction set, and disabled on other systems. -@item -mfloat-gprs=@var{yes/single/double/no} -@itemx -mfloat-gprs -@opindex mfloat-gprs -This switch enables or disables the generation of floating-point -operations on the general-purpose registers for architectures that -support it. - -The argument @samp{yes} or @samp{single} enables the use of -single-precision floating-point operations. - -The argument @samp{double} enables the use of single and -double-precision floating-point operations. - -The argument @samp{no} disables floating-point operations on the -general-purpose registers. - -This option is currently only available on the MPC854x. - @item -m32 @itemx -m64 @opindex m32