Re: [RFC/PATCH] Make powerpc64 use __thread for per-cpu variables

[Segher Boessenkool]

> > Would an asm clobber of GPR13 in the schedule routines (or a wrapper
> > for them, or whatever) work?
>
> No.  The address is cse'd symbolically long before the r13
> reference is exposed.

Current GCC won't ever do that over a (non-local, non-inlinable)
function call though.  _Current_ GCC.


Segher

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