[cfe-dev] ARM procedure calls (sorry)

[Eric Christopher via cfe-dev]

On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 8:07 AM Renato Golin via cfe-dev <
cfe-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:

> On 22 August 2016 at 16:01, Simon Dardis <Simon.Dardis at imgtec.com> wrote:
> > Yes, Daniel developed a series of patches that brought the Mips backend
> into
> > line with some of the other targets by modifying the triple for Mips to
> carry
> > ABI information. (I will taking over that patch series).
>
> Hi Simon,
>
> Thanks! Maybe then it's better if Sam talks to you directly. :)
>
>
> > Our goal there was to be able to distinguish at the relevant places what
> ABI
> > was in use, as certain targets have the same triple but different ABI.
>
> Seems to be what Sam is referring to, so probably a common problem to be
> solved.
>
>
It comes down to how to propagate information through the backend for ABI
information. I've also not had time to review the patches - since it
involves making sure that my original idea isn't feasible.

-eric
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