I have some code (will be attached) that fails to compile with GCC 4.5.0 if you use the exact right (wrong) flags:
$ g++-4.5.0 -fPIC -m32 -O2 -c cpuid.cpp -o cpuid.o /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.5.0/include/cpuid.h: In function 'unsigned int get_x86_cache_line_size()': /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.5.0/include/cpuid.h:179:52: error: can't find a register in class 'CLOBBERED_REGS' while reloading 'asm' /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.5.0/include/cpuid.h:179:52: error: 'asm' operand has impossible constraints /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.5.0/include/cpuid.h:179:52: error: 'asm' operand has impossible constraints /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.5.0/include/cpuid.h:179:52: error: 'asm' operand has impossible constraints If not using -fPIC, or if using -O instead of -O2, it compiles. This code compiles with the same flags (and any other permutation I've thought to try) with GCC 4.3.1 and 4.4.3. As far as I know the code is valid. I've pruned it down as much as I could. $ g++-4.5.0 -v Using built-in specs. COLLECT_GCC=/usr/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/gcc-bin/4.5.0/g++ COLLECT_LTO_WRAPPER=/usr/libexec/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.5.0/lto-wrapper Target: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu Configured with: /tmp/portage/sys-devel/gcc-4.5.0/work/gcc-4.5.0/configure --prefix=/usr --bindir=/usr/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/gcc-bin/4.5.0 --includedir=/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.5.0/include --datadir=/usr/share/gcc-data/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.5.0 --mandir=/usr/share/gcc-data/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.5.0/man --infodir=/usr/share/gcc-data/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.5.0/info --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.5.0/include/g++-v4 --host=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu --build=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu --disable-altivec --disable-fixed-point --with-ppl --with-cloog --disable-lto --enable-nls --without-included-gettext --with-system-zlib --disable-checking --disable-werror --enable-secureplt --enable-multilib --enable-libmudflap --disable-libssp --enable-libgomp --enable-cld --with-python-dir=/share/gcc-data/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.5.0/python --disable-libgcj --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-clocale=gnu --with-bugurl=http://bugs.gentoo.org/ --with-pkgversion='Gentoo 4.5.0 p1.0' Thread model: posix gcc version 4.5.0 (Gentoo 4.5.0 p1.0) This is the Gentoo build of GCC 4.5.0, but I've checked the packaging; there are no noticeable patches being applied to the 4.5.0 sources, so I think this is a problem in vanilla 4.5.0. -- Summary: Using cpuid.h, can't find a register in class 'CLOBBERED_REGS' while reloading 'asm' Product: gcc Version: 4.5.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: inline-asm AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: lloyd at randombit dot net GCC build triplet: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu GCC host triplet: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu GCC target triplet: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=44018
