9.8.3 Symbols

Some symbols are defined by the assembler. They’re intended to be used in conditional assembly, for example:

 .if ..asm.arch.cris.v32
 code for CRIS v32
 .elseif ..asm.arch.cris.common_v10_v32
 code common to CRIS v32 and CRIS v10
 .elseif ..asm.arch.cris.v10 | ..asm.arch.cris.any_v0_v10
 code for v10
 .else
 .error "Code needs to be added here."
 .endif

These symbols are defined in the assembler, reflecting command-line options, either when specified or the default. They are always defined, to 0 or 1.

..asm.arch.cris.any_v0_v10

This symbol is non-zero when --march=v0_v10 is specified or the default.

..asm.arch.cris.common_v10_v32

Set according to the option --march=common_v10_v32.

..asm.arch.cris.v10

Reflects the option --march=v10.

..asm.arch.cris.v32

Corresponds to --march=v10.

Speaking of symbols, when a symbol is used in code, it can have a suffix modifying its value for use in position-independent code. See CRIS-Pic.