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<h4 class="subsection">3.17.25 MIPS Options</h4>
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<p><a name="index-MIPS-options-1929"></a>
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<dl>
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<dt><code>-EB</code><dd><a name="index-EB-1930"></a>Generate big-endian code.
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<br><dt><code>-EL</code><dd><a name="index-EL-1931"></a>Generate little-endian code. This is the default for ‘<samp><span class="samp">mips*el-*-*</span></samp>’
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configurations.
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<br><dt><code>-march=</code><var>arch</var><dd><a name="index-march-1932"></a>Generate code that runs on <var>arch</var>, which can be the name of a
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generic MIPS ISA, or the name of a particular processor.
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The ISA names are:
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‘<samp><span class="samp">mips1</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">mips2</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">mips3</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">mips4</span></samp>’,
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‘<samp><span class="samp">mips32</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">mips32r2</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">mips32r3</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">mips32r5</span></samp>’,
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‘<samp><span class="samp">mips32r6</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">mips64</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">mips64r2</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">mips64r3</span></samp>’,
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‘<samp><span class="samp">mips64r5</span></samp>’ and ‘<samp><span class="samp">mips64r6</span></samp>’.
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The processor names are:
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‘<samp><span class="samp">4kc</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">4km</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">4kp</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">4ksc</span></samp>’,
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‘<samp><span class="samp">4kec</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">4kem</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">4kep</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">4ksd</span></samp>’,
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‘<samp><span class="samp">5kc</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">5kf</span></samp>’,
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‘<samp><span class="samp">20kc</span></samp>’,
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‘<samp><span class="samp">24kc</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">24kf2_1</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">24kf1_1</span></samp>’,
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‘<samp><span class="samp">24kec</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">24kef2_1</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">24kef1_1</span></samp>’,
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‘<samp><span class="samp">34kc</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">34kf2_1</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">34kf1_1</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">34kn</span></samp>’,
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‘<samp><span class="samp">74kc</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">74kf2_1</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">74kf1_1</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">74kf3_2</span></samp>’,
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‘<samp><span class="samp">1004kc</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">1004kf2_1</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">1004kf1_1</span></samp>’,
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‘<samp><span class="samp">loongson2e</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">loongson2f</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">loongson3a</span></samp>’,
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‘<samp><span class="samp">m4k</span></samp>’,
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‘<samp><span class="samp">m14k</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">m14kc</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">m14ke</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">m14kec</span></samp>’,
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‘<samp><span class="samp">octeon</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">octeon+</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">octeon2</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">octeon3</span></samp>’,
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‘<samp><span class="samp">orion</span></samp>’,
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‘<samp><span class="samp">p5600</span></samp>’,
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‘<samp><span class="samp">r2000</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">r3000</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">r3900</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">r4000</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">r4400</span></samp>’,
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‘<samp><span class="samp">r4600</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">r4650</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">r4700</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">r6000</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">r8000</span></samp>’,
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‘<samp><span class="samp">rm7000</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">rm9000</span></samp>’,
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‘<samp><span class="samp">r10000</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">r12000</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">r14000</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">r16000</span></samp>’,
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‘<samp><span class="samp">sb1</span></samp>’,
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‘<samp><span class="samp">sr71000</span></samp>’,
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‘<samp><span class="samp">vr4100</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">vr4111</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">vr4120</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">vr4130</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">vr4300</span></samp>’,
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‘<samp><span class="samp">vr5000</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">vr5400</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">vr5500</span></samp>’,
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‘<samp><span class="samp">xlr</span></samp>’ and ‘<samp><span class="samp">xlp</span></samp>’.
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The special value ‘<samp><span class="samp">from-abi</span></samp>’ selects the
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most compatible architecture for the selected ABI (that is,
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‘<samp><span class="samp">mips1</span></samp>’ for 32-bit ABIs and ‘<samp><span class="samp">mips3</span></samp>’ for 64-bit ABIs).
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<p>The native Linux/GNU toolchain also supports the value ‘<samp><span class="samp">native</span></samp>’,
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which selects the best architecture option for the host processor.
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<samp><span class="option">-march=native</span></samp> has no effect if GCC does not recognize
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the processor.
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<p>In processor names, a final ‘<samp><span class="samp">000</span></samp>’ can be abbreviated as ‘<samp><span class="samp">k</span></samp>’
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(for example, <samp><span class="option">-march=r2k</span></samp>). Prefixes are optional, and
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‘<samp><span class="samp">vr</span></samp>’ may be written ‘<samp><span class="samp">r</span></samp>’.
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<p>Names of the form ‘<samp><var>n</var><span class="samp">f2_1</span></samp>’ refer to processors with
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FPUs clocked at half the rate of the core, names of the form
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‘<samp><var>n</var><span class="samp">f1_1</span></samp>’ refer to processors with FPUs clocked at the same
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rate as the core, and names of the form ‘<samp><var>n</var><span class="samp">f3_2</span></samp>’ refer to
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processors with FPUs clocked a ratio of 3:2 with respect to the core.
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For compatibility reasons, ‘<samp><var>n</var><span class="samp">f</span></samp>’ is accepted as a synonym
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for ‘<samp><var>n</var><span class="samp">f2_1</span></samp>’ while ‘<samp><var>n</var><span class="samp">x</span></samp>’ and ‘<samp><var>b</var><span class="samp">fx</span></samp>’ are
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accepted as synonyms for ‘<samp><var>n</var><span class="samp">f1_1</span></samp>’.
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<p>GCC defines two macros based on the value of this option. The first
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is <code>_MIPS_ARCH</code>, which gives the name of target architecture, as
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a string. The second has the form <code>_MIPS_ARCH_</code><var>foo</var>,
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where <var>foo</var> is the capitalized value of <code>_MIPS_ARCH</code>.
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For example, <samp><span class="option">-march=r2000</span></samp> sets <code>_MIPS_ARCH</code>
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to <code>"r2000"</code> and defines the macro <code>_MIPS_ARCH_R2000</code>.
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<p>Note that the <code>_MIPS_ARCH</code> macro uses the processor names given
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above. In other words, it has the full prefix and does not
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abbreviate ‘<samp><span class="samp">000</span></samp>’ as ‘<samp><span class="samp">k</span></samp>’. In the case of ‘<samp><span class="samp">from-abi</span></samp>’,
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the macro names the resolved architecture (either <code>"mips1"</code> or
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<code>"mips3"</code>). It names the default architecture when no
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<samp><span class="option">-march</span></samp> option is given.
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<br><dt><code>-mtune=</code><var>arch</var><dd><a name="index-mtune-1933"></a>Optimize for <var>arch</var>. Among other things, this option controls
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the way instructions are scheduled, and the perceived cost of arithmetic
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operations. The list of <var>arch</var> values is the same as for
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<samp><span class="option">-march</span></samp>.
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<p>When this option is not used, GCC optimizes for the processor
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specified by <samp><span class="option">-march</span></samp>. By using <samp><span class="option">-march</span></samp> and
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<samp><span class="option">-mtune</span></samp> together, it is possible to generate code that
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runs on a family of processors, but optimize the code for one
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particular member of that family.
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<p><samp><span class="option">-mtune</span></samp> defines the macros <code>_MIPS_TUNE</code> and
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<code>_MIPS_TUNE_</code><var>foo</var>, which work in the same way as the
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<samp><span class="option">-march</span></samp> ones described above.
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<br><dt><code>-mips1</code><dd><a name="index-mips1-1934"></a>Equivalent to <samp><span class="option">-march=mips1</span></samp>.
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<br><dt><code>-mips2</code><dd><a name="index-mips2-1935"></a>Equivalent to <samp><span class="option">-march=mips2</span></samp>.
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<br><dt><code>-mips3</code><dd><a name="index-mips3-1936"></a>Equivalent to <samp><span class="option">-march=mips3</span></samp>.
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<br><dt><code>-mips4</code><dd><a name="index-mips4-1937"></a>Equivalent to <samp><span class="option">-march=mips4</span></samp>.
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<br><dt><code>-mips32</code><dd><a name="index-mips32-1938"></a>Equivalent to <samp><span class="option">-march=mips32</span></samp>.
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<br><dt><code>-mips32r3</code><dd><a name="index-mips32r3-1939"></a>Equivalent to <samp><span class="option">-march=mips32r3</span></samp>.
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<br><dt><code>-mips32r5</code><dd><a name="index-mips32r5-1940"></a>Equivalent to <samp><span class="option">-march=mips32r5</span></samp>.
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<br><dt><code>-mips32r6</code><dd><a name="index-mips32r6-1941"></a>Equivalent to <samp><span class="option">-march=mips32r6</span></samp>.
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<br><dt><code>-mips64</code><dd><a name="index-mips64-1942"></a>Equivalent to <samp><span class="option">-march=mips64</span></samp>.
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<br><dt><code>-mips64r2</code><dd><a name="index-mips64r2-1943"></a>Equivalent to <samp><span class="option">-march=mips64r2</span></samp>.
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<br><dt><code>-mips64r3</code><dd><a name="index-mips64r3-1944"></a>Equivalent to <samp><span class="option">-march=mips64r3</span></samp>.
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<br><dt><code>-mips64r5</code><dd><a name="index-mips64r5-1945"></a>Equivalent to <samp><span class="option">-march=mips64r5</span></samp>.
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<br><dt><code>-mips64r6</code><dd><a name="index-mips64r6-1946"></a>Equivalent to <samp><span class="option">-march=mips64r6</span></samp>.
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<br><dt><code>-mips16</code><dt><code>-mno-mips16</code><dd><a name="index-mips16-1947"></a><a name="index-mno_002dmips16-1948"></a>Generate (do not generate) MIPS16 code. If GCC is targeting a
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MIPS32 or MIPS64 architecture, it makes use of the MIPS16e ASE.
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<p>MIPS16 code generation can also be controlled on a per-function basis
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by means of <code>mips16</code> and <code>nomips16</code> attributes.
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See <a href="Function-Attributes.html#Function-Attributes">Function Attributes</a>, for more information.
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<br><dt><code>-mflip-mips16</code><dd><a name="index-mflip_002dmips16-1949"></a>Generate MIPS16 code on alternating functions. This option is provided
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for regression testing of mixed MIPS16/non-MIPS16 code generation, and is
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not intended for ordinary use in compiling user code.
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<br><dt><code>-minterlink-compressed</code><br><dt><code>-mno-interlink-compressed</code><dd><a name="index-minterlink_002dcompressed-1950"></a><a name="index-mno_002dinterlink_002dcompressed-1951"></a>Require (do not require) that code using the standard (uncompressed) MIPS ISA
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be link-compatible with MIPS16 and microMIPS code, and vice versa.
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<p>For example, code using the standard ISA encoding cannot jump directly
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to MIPS16 or microMIPS code; it must either use a call or an indirect jump.
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<samp><span class="option">-minterlink-compressed</span></samp> therefore disables direct jumps unless GCC
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knows that the target of the jump is not compressed.
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<br><dt><code>-minterlink-mips16</code><dt><code>-mno-interlink-mips16</code><dd><a name="index-minterlink_002dmips16-1952"></a><a name="index-mno_002dinterlink_002dmips16-1953"></a>Aliases of <samp><span class="option">-minterlink-compressed</span></samp> and
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<samp><span class="option">-mno-interlink-compressed</span></samp>. These options predate the microMIPS ASE
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and are retained for backwards compatibility.
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<br><dt><code>-mabi=32</code><dt><code>-mabi=o64</code><dt><code>-mabi=n32</code><dt><code>-mabi=64</code><dt><code>-mabi=eabi</code><dd><a name="index-mabi_003d32-1954"></a><a name="index-mabi_003do64-1955"></a><a name="index-mabi_003dn32-1956"></a><a name="index-mabi_003d64-1957"></a><a name="index-mabi_003deabi-1958"></a>Generate code for the given ABI.
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<p>Note that the EABI has a 32-bit and a 64-bit variant. GCC normally
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generates 64-bit code when you select a 64-bit architecture, but you
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can use <samp><span class="option">-mgp32</span></samp> to get 32-bit code instead.
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<p>For information about the O64 ABI, see
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<a href="http://gcc.gnu.org/projects/mipso64-abi.html">http://gcc.gnu.org/projects/mipso64-abi.html</a>.
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<p>GCC supports a variant of the o32 ABI in which floating-point registers
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are 64 rather than 32 bits wide. You can select this combination with
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<samp><span class="option">-mabi=32</span></samp> <samp><span class="option">-mfp64</span></samp>. This ABI relies on the <code>mthc1</code>
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and <code>mfhc1</code> instructions and is therefore only supported for
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MIPS32R2, MIPS32R3 and MIPS32R5 processors.
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<p>The register assignments for arguments and return values remain the
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same, but each scalar value is passed in a single 64-bit register
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rather than a pair of 32-bit registers. For example, scalar
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floating-point values are returned in ‘<samp><span class="samp">$f0</span></samp>’ only, not a
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‘<samp><span class="samp">$f0</span></samp>’/‘<samp><span class="samp">$f1</span></samp>’ pair. The set of call-saved registers also
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remains the same in that the even-numbered double-precision registers
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are saved.
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<p>Two additional variants of the o32 ABI are supported to enable
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a transition from 32-bit to 64-bit registers. These are FPXX
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(<samp><span class="option">-mfpxx</span></samp>) and FP64A (<samp><span class="option">-mfp64</span></samp> <samp><span class="option">-mno-odd-spreg</span></samp>).
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The FPXX extension mandates that all code must execute correctly
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when run using 32-bit or 64-bit registers. The code can be interlinked
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with either FP32 or FP64, but not both.
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The FP64A extension is similar to the FP64 extension but forbids the
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use of odd-numbered single-precision registers. This can be used
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in conjunction with the <code>FRE</code> mode of FPUs in MIPS32R5
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processors and allows both FP32 and FP64A code to interlink and
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run in the same process without changing FPU modes.
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<br><dt><code>-mabicalls</code><dt><code>-mno-abicalls</code><dd><a name="index-mabicalls-1959"></a><a name="index-mno_002dabicalls-1960"></a>Generate (do not generate) code that is suitable for SVR4-style
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dynamic objects. <samp><span class="option">-mabicalls</span></samp> is the default for SVR4-based
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systems.
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<br><dt><code>-mshared</code><dt><code>-mno-shared</code><dd>Generate (do not generate) code that is fully position-independent,
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and that can therefore be linked into shared libraries. This option
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only affects <samp><span class="option">-mabicalls</span></samp>.
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<p>All <samp><span class="option">-mabicalls</span></samp> code has traditionally been position-independent,
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regardless of options like <samp><span class="option">-fPIC</span></samp> and <samp><span class="option">-fpic</span></samp>. However,
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as an extension, the GNU toolchain allows executables to use absolute
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accesses for locally-binding symbols. It can also use shorter GP
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initialization sequences and generate direct calls to locally-defined
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functions. This mode is selected by <samp><span class="option">-mno-shared</span></samp>.
|
|
|
|
<p><samp><span class="option">-mno-shared</span></samp> depends on binutils 2.16 or higher and generates
|
|
objects that can only be linked by the GNU linker. However, the option
|
|
does not affect the ABI of the final executable; it only affects the ABI
|
|
of relocatable objects. Using <samp><span class="option">-mno-shared</span></samp> generally makes
|
|
executables both smaller and quicker.
|
|
|
|
<p><samp><span class="option">-mshared</span></samp> is the default.
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|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mplt</code><dt><code>-mno-plt</code><dd><a name="index-mplt-1961"></a><a name="index-mno_002dplt-1962"></a>Assume (do not assume) that the static and dynamic linkers
|
|
support PLTs and copy relocations. This option only affects
|
|
<samp><span class="option">-mno-shared -mabicalls</span></samp>. For the n64 ABI, this option
|
|
has no effect without <samp><span class="option">-msym32</span></samp>.
|
|
|
|
<p>You can make <samp><span class="option">-mplt</span></samp> the default by configuring
|
|
GCC with <samp><span class="option">--with-mips-plt</span></samp>. The default is
|
|
<samp><span class="option">-mno-plt</span></samp> otherwise.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mxgot</code><dt><code>-mno-xgot</code><dd><a name="index-mxgot-1963"></a><a name="index-mno_002dxgot-1964"></a>Lift (do not lift) the usual restrictions on the size of the global
|
|
offset table.
|
|
|
|
<p>GCC normally uses a single instruction to load values from the GOT.
|
|
While this is relatively efficient, it only works if the GOT
|
|
is smaller than about 64k. Anything larger causes the linker
|
|
to report an error such as:
|
|
|
|
<p><a name="index-relocation-truncated-to-fit-_0028MIPS_0029-1965"></a>
|
|
<pre class="smallexample"> relocation truncated to fit: R_MIPS_GOT16 foobar
|
|
</pre>
|
|
<p>If this happens, you should recompile your code with <samp><span class="option">-mxgot</span></samp>.
|
|
This works with very large GOTs, although the code is also
|
|
less efficient, since it takes three instructions to fetch the
|
|
value of a global symbol.
|
|
|
|
<p>Note that some linkers can create multiple GOTs. If you have such a
|
|
linker, you should only need to use <samp><span class="option">-mxgot</span></samp> when a single object
|
|
file accesses more than 64k's worth of GOT entries. Very few do.
|
|
|
|
<p>These options have no effect unless GCC is generating position
|
|
independent code.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mgp32</code><dd><a name="index-mgp32-1966"></a>Assume that general-purpose registers are 32 bits wide.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mgp64</code><dd><a name="index-mgp64-1967"></a>Assume that general-purpose registers are 64 bits wide.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mfp32</code><dd><a name="index-mfp32-1968"></a>Assume that floating-point registers are 32 bits wide.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mfp64</code><dd><a name="index-mfp64-1969"></a>Assume that floating-point registers are 64 bits wide.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mfpxx</code><dd><a name="index-mfpxx-1970"></a>Do not assume the width of floating-point registers.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mhard-float</code><dd><a name="index-mhard_002dfloat-1971"></a>Use floating-point coprocessor instructions.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-msoft-float</code><dd><a name="index-msoft_002dfloat-1972"></a>Do not use floating-point coprocessor instructions. Implement
|
|
floating-point calculations using library calls instead.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mno-float</code><dd><a name="index-mno_002dfloat-1973"></a>Equivalent to <samp><span class="option">-msoft-float</span></samp>, but additionally asserts that the
|
|
program being compiled does not perform any floating-point operations.
|
|
This option is presently supported only by some bare-metal MIPS
|
|
configurations, where it may select a special set of libraries
|
|
that lack all floating-point support (including, for example, the
|
|
floating-point <code>printf</code> formats).
|
|
If code compiled with <samp><span class="option">-mno-float</span></samp> accidentally contains
|
|
floating-point operations, it is likely to suffer a link-time
|
|
or run-time failure.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-msingle-float</code><dd><a name="index-msingle_002dfloat-1974"></a>Assume that the floating-point coprocessor only supports single-precision
|
|
operations.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mdouble-float</code><dd><a name="index-mdouble_002dfloat-1975"></a>Assume that the floating-point coprocessor supports double-precision
|
|
operations. This is the default.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-modd-spreg</code><dt><code>-mno-odd-spreg</code><dd><a name="index-modd_002dspreg-1976"></a><a name="index-mno_002dodd_002dspreg-1977"></a>Enable the use of odd-numbered single-precision floating-point registers
|
|
for the o32 ABI. This is the default for processors that are known to
|
|
support these registers. When using the o32 FPXX ABI, <samp><span class="option">-mno-odd-spreg</span></samp>
|
|
is set by default.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mabs=2008</code><dt><code>-mabs=legacy</code><dd><a name="index-mabs_003d2008-1978"></a><a name="index-mabs_003dlegacy-1979"></a>These options control the treatment of the special not-a-number (NaN)
|
|
IEEE 754 floating-point data with the <code>abs.</code><i>fmt</i> and
|
|
<code>neg.</code><i>fmt</i> machine instructions.
|
|
|
|
<p>By default or when <samp><span class="option">-mabs=legacy</span></samp> is used the legacy
|
|
treatment is selected. In this case these instructions are considered
|
|
arithmetic and avoided where correct operation is required and the
|
|
input operand might be a NaN. A longer sequence of instructions that
|
|
manipulate the sign bit of floating-point datum manually is used
|
|
instead unless the <samp><span class="option">-ffinite-math-only</span></samp> option has also been
|
|
specified.
|
|
|
|
<p>The <samp><span class="option">-mabs=2008</span></samp> option selects the IEEE 754-2008 treatment. In
|
|
this case these instructions are considered non-arithmetic and therefore
|
|
operating correctly in all cases, including in particular where the
|
|
input operand is a NaN. These instructions are therefore always used
|
|
for the respective operations.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mnan=2008</code><dt><code>-mnan=legacy</code><dd><a name="index-mnan_003d2008-1980"></a><a name="index-mnan_003dlegacy-1981"></a>These options control the encoding of the special not-a-number (NaN)
|
|
IEEE 754 floating-point data.
|
|
|
|
<p>The <samp><span class="option">-mnan=legacy</span></samp> option selects the legacy encoding. In this
|
|
case quiet NaNs (qNaNs) are denoted by the first bit of their trailing
|
|
significand field being 0, whereas signalling NaNs (sNaNs) are denoted
|
|
by the first bit of their trailing significand field being 1.
|
|
|
|
<p>The <samp><span class="option">-mnan=2008</span></samp> option selects the IEEE 754-2008 encoding. In
|
|
this case qNaNs are denoted by the first bit of their trailing
|
|
significand field being 1, whereas sNaNs are denoted by the first bit of
|
|
their trailing significand field being 0.
|
|
|
|
<p>The default is <samp><span class="option">-mnan=legacy</span></samp> unless GCC has been configured with
|
|
<samp><span class="option">--with-nan=2008</span></samp>.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mllsc</code><dt><code>-mno-llsc</code><dd><a name="index-mllsc-1982"></a><a name="index-mno_002dllsc-1983"></a>Use (do not use) ‘<samp><span class="samp">ll</span></samp>’, ‘<samp><span class="samp">sc</span></samp>’, and ‘<samp><span class="samp">sync</span></samp>’ instructions to
|
|
implement atomic memory built-in functions. When neither option is
|
|
specified, GCC uses the instructions if the target architecture
|
|
supports them.
|
|
|
|
<p><samp><span class="option">-mllsc</span></samp> is useful if the runtime environment can emulate the
|
|
instructions and <samp><span class="option">-mno-llsc</span></samp> can be useful when compiling for
|
|
nonstandard ISAs. You can make either option the default by
|
|
configuring GCC with <samp><span class="option">--with-llsc</span></samp> and <samp><span class="option">--without-llsc</span></samp>
|
|
respectively. <samp><span class="option">--with-llsc</span></samp> is the default for some
|
|
configurations; see the installation documentation for details.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mdsp</code><dt><code>-mno-dsp</code><dd><a name="index-mdsp-1984"></a><a name="index-mno_002ddsp-1985"></a>Use (do not use) revision 1 of the MIPS DSP ASE.
|
|
See <a href="MIPS-DSP-Built_002din-Functions.html#MIPS-DSP-Built_002din-Functions">MIPS DSP Built-in Functions</a>. This option defines the
|
|
preprocessor macro <code>__mips_dsp</code>. It also defines
|
|
<code>__mips_dsp_rev</code> to 1.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mdspr2</code><dt><code>-mno-dspr2</code><dd><a name="index-mdspr2-1986"></a><a name="index-mno_002ddspr2-1987"></a>Use (do not use) revision 2 of the MIPS DSP ASE.
|
|
See <a href="MIPS-DSP-Built_002din-Functions.html#MIPS-DSP-Built_002din-Functions">MIPS DSP Built-in Functions</a>. This option defines the
|
|
preprocessor macros <code>__mips_dsp</code> and <code>__mips_dspr2</code>.
|
|
It also defines <code>__mips_dsp_rev</code> to 2.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-msmartmips</code><dt><code>-mno-smartmips</code><dd><a name="index-msmartmips-1988"></a><a name="index-mno_002dsmartmips-1989"></a>Use (do not use) the MIPS SmartMIPS ASE.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mpaired-single</code><dt><code>-mno-paired-single</code><dd><a name="index-mpaired_002dsingle-1990"></a><a name="index-mno_002dpaired_002dsingle-1991"></a>Use (do not use) paired-single floating-point instructions.
|
|
See <a href="MIPS-Paired_002dSingle-Support.html#MIPS-Paired_002dSingle-Support">MIPS Paired-Single Support</a>. This option requires
|
|
hardware floating-point support to be enabled.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mdmx</code><dt><code>-mno-mdmx</code><dd><a name="index-mdmx-1992"></a><a name="index-mno_002dmdmx-1993"></a>Use (do not use) MIPS Digital Media Extension instructions.
|
|
This option can only be used when generating 64-bit code and requires
|
|
hardware floating-point support to be enabled.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mips3d</code><dt><code>-mno-mips3d</code><dd><a name="index-mips3d-1994"></a><a name="index-mno_002dmips3d-1995"></a>Use (do not use) the MIPS-3D ASE. See <a href="MIPS_002d3D-Built_002din-Functions.html#MIPS_002d3D-Built_002din-Functions">MIPS-3D Built-in Functions</a>.
|
|
The option <samp><span class="option">-mips3d</span></samp> implies <samp><span class="option">-mpaired-single</span></samp>.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mmicromips</code><dt><code>-mno-micromips</code><dd><a name="index-mmicromips-1996"></a><a name="index-mno_002dmmicromips-1997"></a>Generate (do not generate) microMIPS code.
|
|
|
|
<p>MicroMIPS code generation can also be controlled on a per-function basis
|
|
by means of <code>micromips</code> and <code>nomicromips</code> attributes.
|
|
See <a href="Function-Attributes.html#Function-Attributes">Function Attributes</a>, for more information.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mmt</code><dt><code>-mno-mt</code><dd><a name="index-mmt-1998"></a><a name="index-mno_002dmt-1999"></a>Use (do not use) MT Multithreading instructions.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mmcu</code><dt><code>-mno-mcu</code><dd><a name="index-mmcu-2000"></a><a name="index-mno_002dmcu-2001"></a>Use (do not use) the MIPS MCU ASE instructions.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-meva</code><dt><code>-mno-eva</code><dd><a name="index-meva-2002"></a><a name="index-mno_002deva-2003"></a>Use (do not use) the MIPS Enhanced Virtual Addressing instructions.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mvirt</code><dt><code>-mno-virt</code><dd><a name="index-mvirt-2004"></a><a name="index-mno_002dvirt-2005"></a>Use (do not use) the MIPS Virtualization Application Specific instructions.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mxpa</code><dt><code>-mno-xpa</code><dd><a name="index-mxpa-2006"></a><a name="index-mno_002dxpa-2007"></a>Use (do not use) the MIPS eXtended Physical Address (XPA) instructions.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mlong64</code><dd><a name="index-mlong64-2008"></a>Force <code>long</code> types to be 64 bits wide. See <samp><span class="option">-mlong32</span></samp> for
|
|
an explanation of the default and the way that the pointer size is
|
|
determined.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mlong32</code><dd><a name="index-mlong32-2009"></a>Force <code>long</code>, <code>int</code>, and pointer types to be 32 bits wide.
|
|
|
|
<p>The default size of <code>int</code>s, <code>long</code>s and pointers depends on
|
|
the ABI. All the supported ABIs use 32-bit <code>int</code>s. The n64 ABI
|
|
uses 64-bit <code>long</code>s, as does the 64-bit EABI; the others use
|
|
32-bit <code>long</code>s. Pointers are the same size as <code>long</code>s,
|
|
or the same size as integer registers, whichever is smaller.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-msym32</code><dt><code>-mno-sym32</code><dd><a name="index-msym32-2010"></a><a name="index-mno_002dsym32-2011"></a>Assume (do not assume) that all symbols have 32-bit values, regardless
|
|
of the selected ABI. This option is useful in combination with
|
|
<samp><span class="option">-mabi=64</span></samp> and <samp><span class="option">-mno-abicalls</span></samp> because it allows GCC
|
|
to generate shorter and faster references to symbolic addresses.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-G </code><var>num</var><dd><a name="index-G-2012"></a>Put definitions of externally-visible data in a small data section
|
|
if that data is no bigger than <var>num</var> bytes. GCC can then generate
|
|
more efficient accesses to the data; see <samp><span class="option">-mgpopt</span></samp> for details.
|
|
|
|
<p>The default <samp><span class="option">-G</span></samp> option depends on the configuration.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mlocal-sdata</code><dt><code>-mno-local-sdata</code><dd><a name="index-mlocal_002dsdata-2013"></a><a name="index-mno_002dlocal_002dsdata-2014"></a>Extend (do not extend) the <samp><span class="option">-G</span></samp> behavior to local data too,
|
|
such as to static variables in C. <samp><span class="option">-mlocal-sdata</span></samp> is the
|
|
default for all configurations.
|
|
|
|
<p>If the linker complains that an application is using too much small data,
|
|
you might want to try rebuilding the less performance-critical parts with
|
|
<samp><span class="option">-mno-local-sdata</span></samp>. You might also want to build large
|
|
libraries with <samp><span class="option">-mno-local-sdata</span></samp>, so that the libraries leave
|
|
more room for the main program.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mextern-sdata</code><dt><code>-mno-extern-sdata</code><dd><a name="index-mextern_002dsdata-2015"></a><a name="index-mno_002dextern_002dsdata-2016"></a>Assume (do not assume) that externally-defined data is in
|
|
a small data section if the size of that data is within the <samp><span class="option">-G</span></samp> limit.
|
|
<samp><span class="option">-mextern-sdata</span></samp> is the default for all configurations.
|
|
|
|
<p>If you compile a module <var>Mod</var> with <samp><span class="option">-mextern-sdata</span></samp> <samp><span class="option">-G
|
|
</span><var>num</var></samp> <samp><span class="option">-mgpopt</span></samp>, and <var>Mod</var> references a variable <var>Var</var>
|
|
that is no bigger than <var>num</var> bytes, you must make sure that <var>Var</var>
|
|
is placed in a small data section. If <var>Var</var> is defined by another
|
|
module, you must either compile that module with a high-enough
|
|
<samp><span class="option">-G</span></samp> setting or attach a <code>section</code> attribute to <var>Var</var>'s
|
|
definition. If <var>Var</var> is common, you must link the application
|
|
with a high-enough <samp><span class="option">-G</span></samp> setting.
|
|
|
|
<p>The easiest way of satisfying these restrictions is to compile
|
|
and link every module with the same <samp><span class="option">-G</span></samp> option. However,
|
|
you may wish to build a library that supports several different
|
|
small data limits. You can do this by compiling the library with
|
|
the highest supported <samp><span class="option">-G</span></samp> setting and additionally using
|
|
<samp><span class="option">-mno-extern-sdata</span></samp> to stop the library from making assumptions
|
|
about externally-defined data.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mgpopt</code><dt><code>-mno-gpopt</code><dd><a name="index-mgpopt-2017"></a><a name="index-mno_002dgpopt-2018"></a>Use (do not use) GP-relative accesses for symbols that are known to be
|
|
in a small data section; see <samp><span class="option">-G</span></samp>, <samp><span class="option">-mlocal-sdata</span></samp> and
|
|
<samp><span class="option">-mextern-sdata</span></samp>. <samp><span class="option">-mgpopt</span></samp> is the default for all
|
|
configurations.
|
|
|
|
<p><samp><span class="option">-mno-gpopt</span></samp> is useful for cases where the <code>$gp</code> register
|
|
might not hold the value of <code>_gp</code>. For example, if the code is
|
|
part of a library that might be used in a boot monitor, programs that
|
|
call boot monitor routines pass an unknown value in <code>$gp</code>.
|
|
(In such situations, the boot monitor itself is usually compiled
|
|
with <samp><span class="option">-G0</span></samp>.)
|
|
|
|
<p><samp><span class="option">-mno-gpopt</span></samp> implies <samp><span class="option">-mno-local-sdata</span></samp> and
|
|
<samp><span class="option">-mno-extern-sdata</span></samp>.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-membedded-data</code><dt><code>-mno-embedded-data</code><dd><a name="index-membedded_002ddata-2019"></a><a name="index-mno_002dembedded_002ddata-2020"></a>Allocate variables to the read-only data section first if possible, then
|
|
next in the small data section if possible, otherwise in data. This gives
|
|
slightly slower code than the default, but reduces the amount of RAM required
|
|
when executing, and thus may be preferred for some embedded systems.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-muninit-const-in-rodata</code><dt><code>-mno-uninit-const-in-rodata</code><dd><a name="index-muninit_002dconst_002din_002drodata-2021"></a><a name="index-mno_002duninit_002dconst_002din_002drodata-2022"></a>Put uninitialized <code>const</code> variables in the read-only data section.
|
|
This option is only meaningful in conjunction with <samp><span class="option">-membedded-data</span></samp>.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mcode-readable=</code><var>setting</var><dd><a name="index-mcode_002dreadable-2023"></a>Specify whether GCC may generate code that reads from executable sections.
|
|
There are three possible settings:
|
|
|
|
<dl>
|
|
<dt><code>-mcode-readable=yes</code><dd>Instructions may freely access executable sections. This is the
|
|
default setting.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mcode-readable=pcrel</code><dd>MIPS16 PC-relative load instructions can access executable sections,
|
|
but other instructions must not do so. This option is useful on 4KSc
|
|
and 4KSd processors when the code TLBs have the Read Inhibit bit set.
|
|
It is also useful on processors that can be configured to have a dual
|
|
instruction/data SRAM interface and that, like the M4K, automatically
|
|
redirect PC-relative loads to the instruction RAM.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mcode-readable=no</code><dd>Instructions must not access executable sections. This option can be
|
|
useful on targets that are configured to have a dual instruction/data
|
|
SRAM interface but that (unlike the M4K) do not automatically redirect
|
|
PC-relative loads to the instruction RAM.
|
|
</dl>
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-msplit-addresses</code><dt><code>-mno-split-addresses</code><dd><a name="index-msplit_002daddresses-2024"></a><a name="index-mno_002dsplit_002daddresses-2025"></a>Enable (disable) use of the <code>%hi()</code> and <code>%lo()</code> assembler
|
|
relocation operators. This option has been superseded by
|
|
<samp><span class="option">-mexplicit-relocs</span></samp> but is retained for backwards compatibility.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mexplicit-relocs</code><dt><code>-mno-explicit-relocs</code><dd><a name="index-mexplicit_002drelocs-2026"></a><a name="index-mno_002dexplicit_002drelocs-2027"></a>Use (do not use) assembler relocation operators when dealing with symbolic
|
|
addresses. The alternative, selected by <samp><span class="option">-mno-explicit-relocs</span></samp>,
|
|
is to use assembler macros instead.
|
|
|
|
<p><samp><span class="option">-mexplicit-relocs</span></samp> is the default if GCC was configured
|
|
to use an assembler that supports relocation operators.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mcheck-zero-division</code><dt><code>-mno-check-zero-division</code><dd><a name="index-mcheck_002dzero_002ddivision-2028"></a><a name="index-mno_002dcheck_002dzero_002ddivision-2029"></a>Trap (do not trap) on integer division by zero.
|
|
|
|
<p>The default is <samp><span class="option">-mcheck-zero-division</span></samp>.
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<br><dt><code>-mdivide-traps</code><dt><code>-mdivide-breaks</code><dd><a name="index-mdivide_002dtraps-2030"></a><a name="index-mdivide_002dbreaks-2031"></a>MIPS systems check for division by zero by generating either a
|
|
conditional trap or a break instruction. Using traps results in
|
|
smaller code, but is only supported on MIPS II and later. Also, some
|
|
versions of the Linux kernel have a bug that prevents trap from
|
|
generating the proper signal (<code>SIGFPE</code>). Use <samp><span class="option">-mdivide-traps</span></samp> to
|
|
allow conditional traps on architectures that support them and
|
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<samp><span class="option">-mdivide-breaks</span></samp> to force the use of breaks.
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|
|
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<p>The default is usually <samp><span class="option">-mdivide-traps</span></samp>, but this can be
|
|
overridden at configure time using <samp><span class="option">--with-divide=breaks</span></samp>.
|
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Divide-by-zero checks can be completely disabled using
|
|
<samp><span class="option">-mno-check-zero-division</span></samp>.
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|
<br><dt><code>-mmemcpy</code><dt><code>-mno-memcpy</code><dd><a name="index-mmemcpy-2032"></a><a name="index-mno_002dmemcpy-2033"></a>Force (do not force) the use of <code>memcpy</code> for non-trivial block
|
|
moves. The default is <samp><span class="option">-mno-memcpy</span></samp>, which allows GCC to inline
|
|
most constant-sized copies.
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|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mlong-calls</code><dt><code>-mno-long-calls</code><dd><a name="index-mlong_002dcalls-2034"></a><a name="index-mno_002dlong_002dcalls-2035"></a>Disable (do not disable) use of the <code>jal</code> instruction. Calling
|
|
functions using <code>jal</code> is more efficient but requires the caller
|
|
and callee to be in the same 256 megabyte segment.
|
|
|
|
<p>This option has no effect on abicalls code. The default is
|
|
<samp><span class="option">-mno-long-calls</span></samp>.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mmad</code><dt><code>-mno-mad</code><dd><a name="index-mmad-2036"></a><a name="index-mno_002dmad-2037"></a>Enable (disable) use of the <code>mad</code>, <code>madu</code> and <code>mul</code>
|
|
instructions, as provided by the R4650 ISA.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mimadd</code><dt><code>-mno-imadd</code><dd><a name="index-mimadd-2038"></a><a name="index-mno_002dimadd-2039"></a>Enable (disable) use of the <code>madd</code> and <code>msub</code> integer
|
|
instructions. The default is <samp><span class="option">-mimadd</span></samp> on architectures
|
|
that support <code>madd</code> and <code>msub</code> except for the 74k
|
|
architecture where it was found to generate slower code.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mfused-madd</code><dt><code>-mno-fused-madd</code><dd><a name="index-mfused_002dmadd-2040"></a><a name="index-mno_002dfused_002dmadd-2041"></a>Enable (disable) use of the floating-point multiply-accumulate
|
|
instructions, when they are available. The default is
|
|
<samp><span class="option">-mfused-madd</span></samp>.
|
|
|
|
<p>On the R8000 CPU when multiply-accumulate instructions are used,
|
|
the intermediate product is calculated to infinite precision
|
|
and is not subject to the FCSR Flush to Zero bit. This may be
|
|
undesirable in some circumstances. On other processors the result
|
|
is numerically identical to the equivalent computation using
|
|
separate multiply, add, subtract and negate instructions.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-nocpp</code><dd><a name="index-nocpp-2042"></a>Tell the MIPS assembler to not run its preprocessor over user
|
|
assembler files (with a ‘<samp><span class="samp">.s</span></samp>’ suffix) when assembling them.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mfix-24k</code><br><dt><code>-mno-fix-24k</code><dd><a name="index-mfix_002d24k-2043"></a><a name="index-mno_002dfix_002d24k-2044"></a>Work around the 24K E48 (lost data on stores during refill) errata.
|
|
The workarounds are implemented by the assembler rather than by GCC.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mfix-r4000</code><dt><code>-mno-fix-r4000</code><dd><a name="index-mfix_002dr4000-2045"></a><a name="index-mno_002dfix_002dr4000-2046"></a>Work around certain R4000 CPU errata:
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>A double-word or a variable shift may give an incorrect result if executed
|
|
immediately after starting an integer division.
|
|
<li>A double-word or a variable shift may give an incorrect result if executed
|
|
while an integer multiplication is in progress.
|
|
<li>An integer division may give an incorrect result if started in a delay slot
|
|
of a taken branch or a jump.
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mfix-r4400</code><dt><code>-mno-fix-r4400</code><dd><a name="index-mfix_002dr4400-2047"></a><a name="index-mno_002dfix_002dr4400-2048"></a>Work around certain R4400 CPU errata:
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>A double-word or a variable shift may give an incorrect result if executed
|
|
immediately after starting an integer division.
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mfix-r10000</code><dt><code>-mno-fix-r10000</code><dd><a name="index-mfix_002dr10000-2049"></a><a name="index-mno_002dfix_002dr10000-2050"></a>Work around certain R10000 errata:
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li><code>ll</code>/<code>sc</code> sequences may not behave atomically on revisions
|
|
prior to 3.0. They may deadlock on revisions 2.6 and earlier.
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<p>This option can only be used if the target architecture supports
|
|
branch-likely instructions. <samp><span class="option">-mfix-r10000</span></samp> is the default when
|
|
<samp><span class="option">-march=r10000</span></samp> is used; <samp><span class="option">-mno-fix-r10000</span></samp> is the default
|
|
otherwise.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mfix-rm7000</code><dt><code>-mno-fix-rm7000</code><dd><a name="index-mfix_002drm7000-2051"></a>Work around the RM7000 <code>dmult</code>/<code>dmultu</code> errata. The
|
|
workarounds are implemented by the assembler rather than by GCC.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mfix-vr4120</code><dt><code>-mno-fix-vr4120</code><dd><a name="index-mfix_002dvr4120-2052"></a>Work around certain VR4120 errata:
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li><code>dmultu</code> does not always produce the correct result.
|
|
<li><code>div</code> and <code>ddiv</code> do not always produce the correct result if one
|
|
of the operands is negative.
|
|
</ul>
|
|
The workarounds for the division errata rely on special functions in
|
|
<samp><span class="file">libgcc.a</span></samp>. At present, these functions are only provided by
|
|
the <code>mips64vr*-elf</code> configurations.
|
|
|
|
<p>Other VR4120 errata require a NOP to be inserted between certain pairs of
|
|
instructions. These errata are handled by the assembler, not by GCC itself.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mfix-vr4130</code><dd><a name="index-mfix_002dvr4130-2053"></a>Work around the VR4130 <code>mflo</code>/<code>mfhi</code> errata. The
|
|
workarounds are implemented by the assembler rather than by GCC,
|
|
although GCC avoids using <code>mflo</code> and <code>mfhi</code> if the
|
|
VR4130 <code>macc</code>, <code>macchi</code>, <code>dmacc</code> and <code>dmacchi</code>
|
|
instructions are available instead.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mfix-sb1</code><dt><code>-mno-fix-sb1</code><dd><a name="index-mfix_002dsb1-2054"></a>Work around certain SB-1 CPU core errata.
|
|
(This flag currently works around the SB-1 revision 2
|
|
“F1” and “F2” floating-point errata.)
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mr10k-cache-barrier=</code><var>setting</var><dd><a name="index-mr10k_002dcache_002dbarrier-2055"></a>Specify whether GCC should insert cache barriers to avoid the
|
|
side-effects of speculation on R10K processors.
|
|
|
|
<p>In common with many processors, the R10K tries to predict the outcome
|
|
of a conditional branch and speculatively executes instructions from
|
|
the “taken” branch. It later aborts these instructions if the
|
|
predicted outcome is wrong. However, on the R10K, even aborted
|
|
instructions can have side effects.
|
|
|
|
<p>This problem only affects kernel stores and, depending on the system,
|
|
kernel loads. As an example, a speculatively-executed store may load
|
|
the target memory into cache and mark the cache line as dirty, even if
|
|
the store itself is later aborted. If a DMA operation writes to the
|
|
same area of memory before the “dirty” line is flushed, the cached
|
|
data overwrites the DMA-ed data. See the R10K processor manual
|
|
for a full description, including other potential problems.
|
|
|
|
<p>One workaround is to insert cache barrier instructions before every memory
|
|
access that might be speculatively executed and that might have side
|
|
effects even if aborted. <samp><span class="option">-mr10k-cache-barrier=</span><var>setting</var></samp>
|
|
controls GCC's implementation of this workaround. It assumes that
|
|
aborted accesses to any byte in the following regions does not have
|
|
side effects:
|
|
|
|
<ol type=1 start=1>
|
|
<li>the memory occupied by the current function's stack frame;
|
|
|
|
<li>the memory occupied by an incoming stack argument;
|
|
|
|
<li>the memory occupied by an object with a link-time-constant address.
|
|
</ol>
|
|
|
|
<p>It is the kernel's responsibility to ensure that speculative
|
|
accesses to these regions are indeed safe.
|
|
|
|
<p>If the input program contains a function declaration such as:
|
|
|
|
<pre class="smallexample"> void foo (void);
|
|
</pre>
|
|
<p>then the implementation of <code>foo</code> must allow <code>j foo</code> and
|
|
<code>jal foo</code> to be executed speculatively. GCC honors this
|
|
restriction for functions it compiles itself. It expects non-GCC
|
|
functions (such as hand-written assembly code) to do the same.
|
|
|
|
<p>The option has three forms:
|
|
|
|
<dl>
|
|
<dt><code>-mr10k-cache-barrier=load-store</code><dd>Insert a cache barrier before a load or store that might be
|
|
speculatively executed and that might have side effects even
|
|
if aborted.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mr10k-cache-barrier=store</code><dd>Insert a cache barrier before a store that might be speculatively
|
|
executed and that might have side effects even if aborted.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mr10k-cache-barrier=none</code><dd>Disable the insertion of cache barriers. This is the default setting.
|
|
</dl>
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mflush-func=</code><var>func</var><dt><code>-mno-flush-func</code><dd><a name="index-mflush_002dfunc-2056"></a>Specifies the function to call to flush the I and D caches, or to not
|
|
call any such function. If called, the function must take the same
|
|
arguments as the common <code>_flush_func</code>, that is, the address of the
|
|
memory range for which the cache is being flushed, the size of the
|
|
memory range, and the number 3 (to flush both caches). The default
|
|
depends on the target GCC was configured for, but commonly is either
|
|
<code>_flush_func</code> or <code>__cpu_flush</code>.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>mbranch-cost=</code><var>num</var><dd><a name="index-mbranch_002dcost-2057"></a>Set the cost of branches to roughly <var>num</var> “simple” instructions.
|
|
This cost is only a heuristic and is not guaranteed to produce
|
|
consistent results across releases. A zero cost redundantly selects
|
|
the default, which is based on the <samp><span class="option">-mtune</span></samp> setting.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mbranch-likely</code><dt><code>-mno-branch-likely</code><dd><a name="index-mbranch_002dlikely-2058"></a><a name="index-mno_002dbranch_002dlikely-2059"></a>Enable or disable use of Branch Likely instructions, regardless of the
|
|
default for the selected architecture. By default, Branch Likely
|
|
instructions may be generated if they are supported by the selected
|
|
architecture. An exception is for the MIPS32 and MIPS64 architectures
|
|
and processors that implement those architectures; for those, Branch
|
|
Likely instructions are not be generated by default because the MIPS32
|
|
and MIPS64 architectures specifically deprecate their use.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mfp-exceptions</code><dt><code>-mno-fp-exceptions</code><dd><a name="index-mfp_002dexceptions-2060"></a>Specifies whether FP exceptions are enabled. This affects how
|
|
FP instructions are scheduled for some processors.
|
|
The default is that FP exceptions are
|
|
enabled.
|
|
|
|
<p>For instance, on the SB-1, if FP exceptions are disabled, and we are emitting
|
|
64-bit code, then we can use both FP pipes. Otherwise, we can only use one
|
|
FP pipe.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mvr4130-align</code><dt><code>-mno-vr4130-align</code><dd><a name="index-mvr4130_002dalign-2061"></a>The VR4130 pipeline is two-way superscalar, but can only issue two
|
|
instructions together if the first one is 8-byte aligned. When this
|
|
option is enabled, GCC aligns pairs of instructions that it
|
|
thinks should execute in parallel.
|
|
|
|
<p>This option only has an effect when optimizing for the VR4130.
|
|
It normally makes code faster, but at the expense of making it bigger.
|
|
It is enabled by default at optimization level <samp><span class="option">-O3</span></samp>.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-msynci</code><dt><code>-mno-synci</code><dd><a name="index-msynci-2062"></a>Enable (disable) generation of <code>synci</code> instructions on
|
|
architectures that support it. The <code>synci</code> instructions (if
|
|
enabled) are generated when <code>__builtin___clear_cache</code> is
|
|
compiled.
|
|
|
|
<p>This option defaults to <samp><span class="option">-mno-synci</span></samp>, but the default can be
|
|
overridden by configuring GCC with <samp><span class="option">--with-synci</span></samp>.
|
|
|
|
<p>When compiling code for single processor systems, it is generally safe
|
|
to use <code>synci</code>. However, on many multi-core (SMP) systems, it
|
|
does not invalidate the instruction caches on all cores and may lead
|
|
to undefined behavior.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mrelax-pic-calls</code><dt><code>-mno-relax-pic-calls</code><dd><a name="index-mrelax_002dpic_002dcalls-2063"></a>Try to turn PIC calls that are normally dispatched via register
|
|
<code>$25</code> into direct calls. This is only possible if the linker can
|
|
resolve the destination at link-time and if the destination is within
|
|
range for a direct call.
|
|
|
|
<p><samp><span class="option">-mrelax-pic-calls</span></samp> is the default if GCC was configured to use
|
|
an assembler and a linker that support the <code>.reloc</code> assembly
|
|
directive and <samp><span class="option">-mexplicit-relocs</span></samp> is in effect. With
|
|
<samp><span class="option">-mno-explicit-relocs</span></samp>, this optimization can be performed by the
|
|
assembler and the linker alone without help from the compiler.
|
|
|
|
<br><dt><code>-mmcount-ra-address</code><dt><code>-mno-mcount-ra-address</code><dd><a name="index-mmcount_002dra_002daddress-2064"></a><a name="index-mno_002dmcount_002dra_002daddress-2065"></a>Emit (do not emit) code that allows <code>_mcount</code> to modify the
|
|
calling function's return address. When enabled, this option extends
|
|
the usual <code>_mcount</code> interface with a new <var>ra-address</var>
|
|
parameter, which has type <code>intptr_t *</code> and is passed in register
|
|
<code>$12</code>. <code>_mcount</code> can then modify the return address by
|
|
doing both of the following:
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>Returning the new address in register <code>$31</code>.
|
|
<li>Storing the new address in <code>*</code><var>ra-address</var>,
|
|
if <var>ra-address</var> is nonnull.
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<p>The default is <samp><span class="option">-mno-mcount-ra-address</span></samp>.
|
|
|
|
</dl>
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