------- Additional Comments From m dot reszat at kostal dot com 2005-08-30 13:40 ------- (In reply to comment #4) > Note this also happens on ARM where (in the EABI) it is definitely a bug
I will try and dig up the EABI for PowerPC, but it's not just about sticking to a paper. It simply does not work for me (and probably others) the way it is. My system traps out on me or, worce, writes garbage to the 'untouched' register parts for some peripherals. NEC V850 and, I think, MIPS do the same. I can't quite see what can be gained by minimizing access size, but not knowing the complete rationale (why are non-bitfields NOT minimized, e.g. volatile int x |= 1), how about a command line switch to let the user select? -- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23623
