Re: BUG: GCC-4.4.x changes the function frame on some functions

[Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>]

On Thu, 19 Nov 2009, Andrew Haley wrote:
> OK, I found it.  There is a struct defined as
> 
> struct entry {
>  ...
> } __attribute__((__aligned__((1 << (4)))));
> 
> and then in timer_stats_update_stats you have a local variable of type
> struct entry:
> 
> void timer_stats_update_stats()
> {
>  spinlock_t *lock;
>  struct entry *entry, input;
> 
> So, gcc has to 16-align the stack pointer to satisfy the alignment
> for struct entry.

This does not explain why GCC < 4.4.x actually puts

     push %ebp
     mov  %esp, %ebp

first and why GCC 4.4.x decides to create an extra copy of the return
address instead of just keeping the mcount stack magic right at the
function entry.

Thanks,

	tglx