[llvm-dev] X86 assembler cannot jump NEAR?

[Craig Topper via llvm-dev]

I think this is really because the assembler doesn't run layout and
relaxation when not dumping to an object file. I disassembled an object
file with this same test case and got e9 00 00 00 00.

On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 9:00 PM, Jun Koi via llvm-dev <
llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Currently X86 assembler seems to always compile "jmp _label" as a SHORT
> jump with "EB" opcode:
>
> $ echo "jmp _label"|llvm-mc -assemble -triple=i386 -show-encoding
>     .text
>     jmp    _label                  # encoding: [0xeb,A]
>
>
> My question is: can X86 assembler supports NEAR jump with opcode "E9"?
> I try with "near" keyword, but it is not accepted:
>
> $ echo "jmp near _label"|llvm-mc -assemble -triple=i386 -show-encoding
>     .text
> <stdin>:1:10: error: unexpected token in argument list
> jmp near _label
>          ^
>
>
> Thanks,
> Jun
>
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~Craig
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