I believe I've addressed all of your comments like so.
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diff --git a/gcc/doc/extend.texi b/gcc/doc/extend.texi index e54fe67..5793868 100644 --- a/gcc/doc/extend.texi +++ b/gcc/doc/extend.texi @@ -1240,8 +1240,8 @@ As an extension, GNU C supports named address spaces as defined in the N1275 draft of ISO/IEC DTR 18037. Support for named address spaces in GCC will evolve as the draft technical report changes. Calling conventions for any target might also change. At -present, only the AVR, SPU, M32C, and RL78 targets support address -spaces other than the generic address space. +present, only the AVR, SPU, M32C, RL78, and i386/x86_64 targets support +address spaces other than the generic address space. Address space identifiers may be used exactly like any other C type qualifier (e.g., @code{const} or @code{volatile}). See the N1275 @@ -1430,6 +1430,49 @@ It may use runtime library support, or generate special machine instructions to access that address space. +@subsection x86 Named Address Spaces +@cindex x86 named address spaces + +On the x86 target, variables may be declared as being relative +to the @code{%fs} or @code{%gs} segments. + +@table @code +@item __seg_fs +@itemx __seg_gs +@cindex @code{__seg_fs} x86 named address space +@cindex @code{__seg_gs} x86 named address space +The object is accessed with the respective segment override prefix. + +The respective segment base must be set via some method specific to +the operating system. Rather than require an expensive system call +to retrieve the segment base, these address spaces are not considered +to be subspaces of the generic (flat) address space. This means that +explicit casts are required to convert pointers between these address +spaces and the generic address space. In practice the application +should cast to @code{uintptr_t} and apply the segment base offset +that it installed previously. + +The preprocessor symbols @code{__SEG_FS} and @code{__SEG_GS} are +defined when these address spaces are supported. + +@item __seg_tls +@cindex @code{__seg_tls} x86 named address space +Some operating systems define either the @code{%fs} or @code{%gs} +segment as the thread-local storage base for each thread. Objects +within this address space are accessed with the appropriate +segment override prefix. + +The pointer located at address 0 within the segment contains the +offset of the segment within the generic address space. Thus this +address space is considered a subspace of the generic address space, +and the known segment offset is applied when converting addresses +to and from the generic address space. + +The preprocessor symbol @code{__SEG_TLS} is defined when this +address space is supported. + +@end table + @node Zero Length @section Arrays of Length Zero @cindex arrays of length zero