Hi Maciej:

I just found the mail thread about div mod with -fnon-call-exceptions,
I think keeping the default LIB2_DIVMOD_EXCEPTION_FLAGS unchanged
should be the best way to go.

Non-call exceptions and libcalls
https://gcc.gnu.org/legacy-ml/gcc/2001-06/msg01108.html

Non-call exceptions and libcalls Part 2
https://gcc.gnu.org/legacy-ml/gcc/2001-07/msg00402.html


On Tue, Aug 25, 2020 at 9:41 AM Kito Cheng <kito.ch...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Maciej:
>
> Thanks for your patch, I tried to compile all target libraries with
> -O0 and got link error as you describe, it's really confusing about
> the error message, __pthread_mutex_lock and __pthread_mutex_unlock are
> undefined, it turns out the root cause is the __umoddi3 called
> _Unwind_Resume and pull-in lots of functions, so really appreciate you
> digging out this issue.
>
> After figure out what happen and reproduce what you see, I spend times
> to dig out the reason why -fexceptions -fnon-call-exceptions is set
> for div and mod routines, it was introduce at many years ago[1] and no
> much comment on why doing this, but I guess it's because some ISAs
> might generate exception/trap when divide-by-0, and then the execution
> environment will convert that to an exception, so those files/routines
> need to compile with such flags.
>
> However RISC-V never causes a trap when divide-by-0, so I believe
> -fexceptions -fnon-call-exceptions could be removed safely for RISC-V,
> but I am not sure it's safe for all other targets or not.
>
> I would suggest you set LIB2_DIVMOD_EXCEPTION_FLAGS to empty or
> '-fasynchronous-unwind-tables' for RISC-V port and do not change the
> default one in libgcc/Makefile.in.
>
> [1] 
> https://github.com/gcc-mirror/gcc/commit/fc6aa0a98a0c7d10d39dd9d1485d0996b84b1860#diff-f98ad72e54bdf47d90acbfafa467d802R132
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 2:46 AM Maciej W. Rozycki via Gcc-patches
> <gcc-patches@gcc.gnu.org> wrote:
> >
> > Complement commit b932f770f70d ("x86_64 frame unwind info"), SVN r46374,
> > <https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2001-10/msg00860.html>, and replace
> > `-fexceptions -fnon-call-exceptions' with `-fasynchronous-unwind-tables'
> > in LIB2_DIVMOD_FUNCS compilation flags so as to provide unwind tables
> > for the affected functions while not pulling the unwinder proper, which
> > is not required here.
> >
> > Beyond saving program space it fixes a RISC-V glibc build error due to
> > unsatisfied `malloc' and `free' references from the unwinder causing
> > link errors with `ld.so' where libgcc has been built at -O0.
> >
> >         gcc/
> >         * testsuite/gcc.target/arm/div64-unwinding.c: Rename to...
> >         * testsuite/gcc.dg/div64-unwinding.c: ... this.
> >
> >         libgcc/
> >         * Makefile.in [!LIB2_DIVMOD_EXCEPTION_FLAGS]
> >         (LIB2_DIVMOD_EXCEPTION_FLAGS): Replace `-fexceptions
> >         -fnon-call-exceptions' with `-fasynchronous-unwind-tables'.
> > ---
> > Hi,
> >
> >  No change from v2 except for the removal of the ARM parts; hence no need
> > to retest.  OK to apply?
> >
> >   Maciej
> >
> > Changes from v2:
> >
> > - Removal of the ARM overrides removed.
> >
> > Changes from v1:
> >
> > - ChangeLog entries added.
> > ---
> >  gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/div64-unwinding.c         |   25 
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/div64-unwinding.c |   25 
> > -------------------------
> >  libgcc/Makefile.in                             |    2 +-
> >  3 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
> >
> > gcc-libgcc-divmod-asynchronous-unwind-tables.diff
> > Index: gcc/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/div64-unwinding.c
> > ===================================================================
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ gcc/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/div64-unwinding.c
> > @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
> > +/* Performing a 64-bit division should not pull in the unwinder.  */
> > +
> > +/* { dg-do run { target { { ! *-*-linux* } && { ! *-*-uclinux* } } } } */
> > +/* { dg-skip-if "load causes weak symbol resolution" { vxworks_kernel } } 
> > */
> > +/* { dg-options "-O0" } */
> > +
> > +#include <stdlib.h>
> > +
> > +long long
> > +foo (long long c, long long d)
> > +{
> > +  return c/d;
> > +}
> > +
> > +long long x = 0;
> > +long long y = 1;
> > +
> > +extern int (*_Unwind_RaiseException) (void *) __attribute__((weak));
> > +
> > +int main(void)
> > +{
> > +  if (&_Unwind_RaiseException != NULL)
> > +    abort ();;
> > +  return foo (x, y);
> > +}
> > Index: gcc/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/div64-unwinding.c
> > ===================================================================
> > --- gcc.orig/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/div64-unwinding.c
> > +++ /dev/null
> > @@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
> > -/* Performing a 64-bit division should not pull in the unwinder.  */
> > -
> > -/* { dg-do run { target { { ! *-*-linux* } && { ! *-*-uclinux* } } } } */
> > -/* { dg-skip-if "load causes weak symbol resolution" { vxworks_kernel } } 
> > */
> > -/* { dg-options "-O0" } */
> > -
> > -#include <stdlib.h>
> > -
> > -long long
> > -foo (long long c, long long d)
> > -{
> > -  return c/d;
> > -}
> > -
> > -long long x = 0;
> > -long long y = 1;
> > -
> > -extern int (*_Unwind_RaiseException) (void *) __attribute__((weak));
> > -
> > -int main(void)
> > -{
> > -  if (&_Unwind_RaiseException != NULL)
> > -    abort ();;
> > -  return foo (x, y);
> > -}
> > Index: gcc/libgcc/Makefile.in
> > ===================================================================
> > --- gcc.orig/libgcc/Makefile.in
> > +++ gcc/libgcc/Makefile.in
> > @@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ endif
> >  ifeq ($(LIB2_DIVMOD_EXCEPTION_FLAGS),)
> >  # Provide default flags for compiling divmod functions, if they haven't 
> > been
> >  # set already by a target-specific Makefile fragment.
> > -LIB2_DIVMOD_EXCEPTION_FLAGS := -fexceptions -fnon-call-exceptions
> > +LIB2_DIVMOD_EXCEPTION_FLAGS := -fasynchronous-unwind-tables
> >  endif
> >
> >  # Build LIB2_DIVMOD_FUNCS.

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