Hi David, I added gcc mailing list.
H.J. On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 10:53 AM, Dave Kreitzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I think we should align _Decimal64 and _Decimal128 to their natural > > alignments when passing a function. The same should apply to x86-64 > > when they are passed on stack. > > > > Rather than aligning _Decimal64 to its natural boundary, I think it is > more sensible to be consistent with the existing 8-byte scalar types, > i.e. double and long long. That would mean aligning _Decimal64 to 4 > bytes within structures and when passing to a function. > That means to change the default alignment of _Decimal64 to 4 bytes in 32bit mode. > For _Decimal128, I agree with the conclusion to align to 16-bytes > within structures and as outgoing arguments. That behavior is > consistent with the existing data types __m128, __m128d, and __m128i. > > Dave Kreitzer > IA-32 and Intel 64 Code Generation > Intel Compiler Lab > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "IA32 System V Application Binary Interface" group. > To post to this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/ia32-abi?hl=en > -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- > >
