Re: gcc inline asm - short question

[Keith Owens]

On Mon, 18 Mar 2002 15:27:40 -0800 (PST), 
Carl Spalletta <[e-mail]> wrote:
>        asm ( assembler template
>	    : output operands			 	(optional)
>	    : input operands			 	(optional)
>	    : list of clobbered registers 	  	(optional)
>	    );	
>
>  I have read all the docs and I still can't clearly understand when it 
>is required to specify a clobberlist - a register or memory that will
>be modified and must be preserved by gcc.

The clobber list is _extra_ clobbers, registers or memory that gcc
cannot deduce from the other parameters.  =d" (xloops), "=&a" (d0)
already tells gcc that edx and eax are used, you do not need to
explicitly specify them as clobbers.  OTOH, asm ("mov 1, %eax")
requires a clobber because the operands do not mention eax.