Re: mips-tdep.c: FP varargs fixes

Maciej W. Rozycki
2007-04-18T08:31:31Z

On Tue, 17 Apr 2007, Michael Snyder wrote:

> > Well, GCC is the definite reference in this case ...
>
> You would think so -- but GCC has been known to get it wrong.
> Historically, when gcc differs from the MIPS spec, we go with
> the MIPS spec. Even if it means our tests fail.

No question about it, but it makes sense only if accompanied with the
respective bug report against GCC. Then some areas of the MIPS o32 ABI
are obscure enough or plainly wrong (= useless as is -- see e.g. the
R_MIPS_PC16 relocation), so that using a live piece of software instead is
reasonably enough. And o64 does not even exist. ;-)

Maciej