Compiling the code: extern void doSomething(unsigned v); void irq_() __attribute__ ((interrupt("IRQ")));
void irq_() { unsigned v; doSomething(v); } with: arm-elf-g++ -O0\ -fno-exceptions\ -fomit-frame-pointer\ -S -o irq-bug.s\ irq-bug.cc results in: .file "irq-bug.cc" .text .align 2 .global _Z4irq_v .type _Z4irq_v, %function _Z4irq_v: @ Interrupt Service Routine. @ args = 0, pretend = 0, frame = 4 @ frame_needed = 0, uses_anonymous_args = 0 sub lr, lr, #4 @<------------------- (1) stmfd sp!, {r0, r1, r2, r3, ip, lr} sub sp, sp, #4 ldr r0, [sp, #0] bl _Z11doSomethingj add sp, sp, #4 ldmfd sp!, {r0, r1, r2, r3, ip, lr} subs pc, lr, #4 @<------------------- (2) .size _Z4irq_v, .-_Z4irq_v .ident "GCC: (GNU) 4.1.1" Remarks: - the lr register is decremented twice (1) (2) - the -O0 and -fomit-frame-pointer switches are relevant - arm-elf-g++ -v: Using built-in specs. Target: arm-elf Configured with: /home/buchmann/devel/gcc/dist/gcc-4.1.1/configure -v --prefix=/home/buchmann/devel/gcc/targets/arm/ --target=arm-elf --enable-languages=c,c++,java --disable-threads --disable-shared --disable-multilib --with-as=/home/buchmann/devel/gcc/targets/arm/arm-elf/bin/as --with-ld=/home/buchmann/devel/gcc/targets/arm/arm-elf/bin/ld --with-newlib --without-headers Thread model: single gcc version 4.1.1 Best regards Hans Buchmann -- Summary: Wrong Code for ARM IRQ routine Product: gcc Version: 4.1.1 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: hans dot buchmann at fhso dot ch GCC build triplet: i386-pc-linux-gnu GCC host triplet: i386-pc-linux-gnu GCC target triplet: arm-elf http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29004