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authorebotcazou <ebotcazou@138bc75d-0d04-0410-961f-82ee72b054a4>2014-04-01 08:20:42 +0000
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* doc/invoke.texi (mapp-regs): Clarify.
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@@ -20848,8 +20848,9 @@ These @samp{-m} options are supported on the SPARC:
@opindex mno-app-regs
@opindex mapp-regs
Specify @option{-mapp-regs} to generate output using the global registers
-2 through 4, which the SPARC SVR4 ABI reserves for applications. This
-is the default.
+2 through 4, which the SPARC SVR4 ABI reserves for applications. Like the
+global register 1, each global register 2 through 4 is then treated as an
+allocable register that is clobbered by function calls. This is the default.
To be fully SVR4 ABI-compliant at the cost of some performance loss,
specify @option{-mno-app-regs}. You should compile libraries and system