Code that compiled and executed without problem using previous
versions of gcc, up to gcc-4.2.3, now crashes with an "Ilegal
Instruction" message. An example of such code is given in
the following short program.
double table[128];
int main()
{
int i;
for(i = 0; i < 128; i++)
table[i] = (i * i) / 127.0;
return 0;
}
Compiling this code with gcc-4.3.0 using CFLAGS='-m64 -O3 -pipe -march=core2
-mfpmath=sse -msse4.1 -m128bit-long-double -ffast-math -Wall' will produce
a program that immediately halts with an "Illegal Instruction" message.
Previous versions of gcc using the same optimization did not cause this to
happen.
The compiler produces no output or warnings.
If the CFLAGS variable includes "-O2" instead of "-O3" the problem
disappears. The above code will compile and execute without crashing
and producing the "Illegal Instruction" message.
The system is Gnu/Linux with Intel Core 2 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu).
Here is the output of gcc -v:
Using built-in specs.
Target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
Configured with: ../configure --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --enable-threads
--enable-threads=posix --disable-nls --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran
--disable-multilib --enable-decimal-float --with-long-double-128
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.3.0 (GCC)
Andrew Kalten
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Summary: GCC-4.3.0 Optimized Code Fails With "Illegal
Instruction" Message
Product: gcc
Version: 4.3.0
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: P3
Component: c
AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
ReportedBy: akalten at comcast dot net
GCC build triplet: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
GCC host triplet: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
GCC target triplet: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=36105
