http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=55757
Timmy Brolin <web at brolinembedded dot se> changed:
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--- Comment #7 from Timmy Brolin <web at brolinembedded dot se> 2013-03-02
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(In reply to comment #2)
> If you really know that you don't need stack-alignment on an M3, then just
> remove the interrupt attribute. It really doesn't serve any other purpose on
> M-profile cores other than to cause the stack realignment.
What you suggest requires a change in the C-code depending on the processor.
That is, one piece of C-code will not compile optimally for different Cortex-M3
revisions without modifications to the C-code itself. This is not good for code
which is intended to be used on multiple platforms.
Cortex-M3 r0p0 needs the prologue/epilogue.
Cortex-M3 r1p0 has a new configuration bit called STKALIGN which when enabled
makes the prologue/epilogue unnecessary. (But the default setting is that it
still needs the prologue/epilogue)
Cortex-M3 r2p0 changed the default setting of STKALIGN so that the
prologue/epilogue are unnecessary by default.
I would suggest that the prologue/epilogue should be removed by default when
compiling for r2p0 or higher, but be kept by default for older revisions.
There should also be a compilation switch to manually enable/disable the
prologue/epilogue according to the chosen setting of STKALIGN.
Interrupts can often be time critical, so ISR entry is probably the worst
possible place for extra instructions.
