Auto-litpools is the automated version of text-section-literals: literal
pool candidate frags are planted every N frags and during relaxation
they are turned into actual literal pools where literals are moved to
become reachable for their first reference by L32R instruction.
2015-08-12 David Weatherford <weath@cadence.com>
gas/
* config/tc-xtensa.c (struct litpool_frag, struct litpool_seg):
New structures.
(xtensa_maybe_create_literal_pool_frag): New function.
(litpool_seg_list, auto_litpools, auto_litpool_limit)
(litpool_buf, litpool_slotbuf): New static variables.
(option_auto_litpools, option_no_auto_litpools)
(option_auto_litpool_limit): New enum identifiers.
(md_longopts): Add entries for auto-litpools, no-auto-litpools
and auto-litpool-limit.
(md_parse_option): Handle option_auto_litpools,
option_no_auto_litpools and option_auto_litpool_limit.
(md_show_usage): Add help for --[no-]auto-litpools and
--auto-litpool-limit.
(xtensa_mark_literal_pool_location): Record a place for literal
pool with a call to xtensa_maybe_create_literal_pool_frag.
(get_literal_pool_location): Find highest priority literal pool
or convert candidate to literal pool when auto-litpools are used.
(xg_assemble_vliw_tokens): Create literal pool after jump
instruction.
(xtensa_check_frag_count): Create candidate literal pool every
auto_litpool_limit frags.
(xtensa_relax_frag): Add jump around literals to non-empty
literal pool.
(xtensa_move_literals): Estimate literal pool addresses and move
unreachable literals closer to their users, converting candidate
to literal pool if needed.
(xtensa_switch_to_non_abs_literal_fragment): Only emit error
about missing .literal_position in case auto-litpools are not
used.
* config/tc-xtensa.h (xtensa_relax_statesE): New relaxation
state: RELAX_LITERAL_POOL_CANDIDATE_BEGIN.
* doc/as.texinfo (Xtensa options): Document --auto-litpools and
--no-auto-litpools options.
* doc/c-xtensa.texi (Xtensa options): Likewise.
2015-08-12 Max Filippov <jcmvbkbc@gmail.com>
gas/testsuite/
* gas/xtensa/all.exp: Add auto-litpools to the list of xtensa
tests.
* gas/xtensa/auto-litpools.s: New file: auto-litpools test.
* gas/xtensa/auto-litpools.s: New file: auto-litpools test
result pattern.
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