On 25.05.2023 17:16, Fangrui Song wrote:
> --- a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
> +++ b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
> @@ -32942,9 +32942,10 @@ the cache line size. @samp{compat} is the default.
>
> @opindex mlarge-data-threshold
> @item -mlarge-data-threshold=@var{threshold}
> -When @option{-mcmodel=medium} is specified, data objects larger than
> -@var{threshold} are placed in the large data section. This value must be the
> -same across all objects linked into the binary, and defaults to 65535.
> +When @option{-mcmodel=medium} or @option{-mcmodel=large} is specified, data
> +objects larger than @var{threshold} are placed in large data sections. This
> +value must be the same across all objects linked into the binary, and
> defaults
> +to 65535.
Where's the "must be the same" requirement coming from?
As to the default - to remain compatible with earlier versions, shouldn't
large model code default to "infinity"?
Jan
