gcc/

2009-01-18  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

	PR target/38736
	* c-common.c (handle_aligned_attribute): Use
	ATTRIBUTE_ALIGNED_VALUE instead of BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT for
	default alignment value.

	* c-cppbuiltin.c (c_cpp_builtins): Define __BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT__.

	* defaults.h (ATTRIBUTE_ALIGNED_VALUE): New.
	* config/i386/i386.h (ATTRIBUTE_ALIGNED_VALUE): Likewise.

	* doc/extend.texi: Update __attribute__ ((aligned)).  Document
	__BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT__.

	* doc/tm.texi: Document ATTRIBUTE_ALIGNED_VALUE.

gcc/testsuite/

2009-01-18  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

	PR target/38736
	* g++.dg/compat/abi/pr38736_main.C: New.
	* g++.dg/compat/abi/pr38736_x.C: Likewise.
	* g++.dg/compat/abi/pr38736_y.C: Likewise.
	* g++.dg/other/macro-1.C: Likewise.
	* gcc.dg/macro-1.c: Likewise.
	* gcc.dg/compat/pr38736_main.c: Likewise.
	* gcc.dg/compat/pr38736_x.c: Likewise.
	* gcc.dg/compat/pr38736_y.c: Likewise.


git-svn-id: svn+ssh://gcc.gnu.org/svn/gcc/trunk@143486 138bc75d-0d04-0410-961f-82ee72b054a4

2 files changed, 22 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/gcc/doc/extend.texi b/gcc/doc/extend.texi
index f131a4da2ba..5a7e2d83e29 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/extend.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/extend.texi
@@ -3697,21 +3697,27 @@ that forces the union to be double-word aligned.
 As in the preceding examples, you can explicitly specify the alignment
 (in bytes) that you wish the compiler to use for a given variable or
 structure field.  Alternatively, you can leave out the alignment factor
-and just ask the compiler to align a variable or field to the maximum
-useful alignment for the target machine you are compiling for.  For
-example, you could write:
+and just ask the compiler to align a variable or field to the
+default alignment for the target architecture you are compiling for.
+The default alignment is sufficient for all scalar types, but may not be
+enough for all vector types on a target which supports vector operations.
+The default alignment is fixed for a particular target ABI.
+
+Gcc also provides a target specific macro @code{__BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT__},
+which is the largest alignment ever used for any data type on the
+target machine you are compiling for.  For example, you could write:
 
 @smallexample
-short array[3] __attribute__ ((aligned));
+short array[3] __attribute__ ((aligned (__BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT__)));
 @end smallexample
 
-Whenever you leave out the alignment factor in an @code{aligned} attribute
-specification, the compiler automatically sets the alignment for the declared
-variable or field to the largest alignment which is ever used for any data
-type on the target machine you are compiling for.  Doing this can often make
-copy operations more efficient, because the compiler can use whatever
-instructions copy the biggest chunks of memory when performing copies to
-or from the variables or fields that you have aligned this way.
+The compiler automatically sets the alignment for the declared
+variable or field to @code{__BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT__}.  Doing this can
+often make copy operations more efficient, because the compiler can
+use whatever instructions copy the biggest chunks of memory when
+performing copies to or from the variables or fields that you have
+aligned this way.  Note that the value of @code{__BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT__}
+may change depending on command line options.
 
 When used on a struct, or struct member, the @code{aligned} attribute can
 only increase the alignment; in order to decrease it, the @code{packed}
diff --git a/gcc/doc/tm.texi b/gcc/doc/tm.texi
index d748a754e2d..92de6e5b8ac 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/tm.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/tm.texi
@@ -1105,6 +1105,11 @@ Alignment, in bits, a C conformant malloc implementation has to
 provide.  If not defined, the default value is @code{BITS_PER_WORD}.
 @end defmac
 
+@defmac ATTRIBUTE_ALIGNED_VALUE
+Alignment used by the @code{__attribute__ ((aligned))} construct.  If
+not defined, the default value is @code{BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT}.
+@end defmac
+
 @defmac MINIMUM_ATOMIC_ALIGNMENT
 If defined, the smallest alignment, in bits, that can be given to an
 object that can be referenced in one operation, without disturbing any