Paul Schlie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Does GCC truley need to identify/treat condition state registers uniquely > from any other value produced as a result of a calculation?
No, it doesn't. The change I am proposing removes the unique handling of condition state registers, and treats them like other registers. The unique handling of condition state registers is historical, and arose because of the characteristics of the initial gcc targets (e.g., vax, m68k). The idea to do this is not mine; for more background see the discussion of cc0 here: http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/general%20backend%20cleanup Ian