* config/tc-ppc.c (ppc_comm): Accept optional fourth .lcomm

        argument as alignment.

1 files changed, 19 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/gas/config/tc-ppc.c b/gas/config/tc-ppc.c
index 5c413d3dab..e426ed3619 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-ppc.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-ppc.c
@@ -3526,11 +3526,6 @@ ppc_comm (int lcomm)
       char *lcomm_name;
       char lcomm_endc;
 
-      if (size <= 4)
-	align = 2;
-      else
-	align = 3;
-
       /* The third argument to .lcomm appears to be the real local
 	 common symbol to create.  References to the symbol named in
 	 the first argument are turned into references to the third
@@ -3549,6 +3544,25 @@ ppc_comm (int lcomm)
       lcomm_sym = symbol_find_or_make (lcomm_name);
 
       *input_line_pointer = lcomm_endc;
+
+      /* The fourth argument to .lcomm is the alignment.  */
+      if (*input_line_pointer != ',')
+	{
+	  if (size <= 4)
+	    align = 2;
+	  else
+	    align = 3;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  ++input_line_pointer;
+	  align = get_absolute_expression ();
+	  if (align <= 0)
+	    {
+	      as_warn (_("ignoring bad alignment"));
+	      align = 2;
+	    }
+	}
     }
 
   *end_name = '\0';