Tracking issue: -Zreg-struct-return support in rustc · Issue #116973 · rust-lang/rust (original) (raw)

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Description

i.e. the equivalent of Clang's/GCC's -freg-struct-return. The kernel needs it to support the x86 32-bit architecture, together with -Zregparm=3.

It could potentially be a "global target feature", i.e. a target feature that is required to be set the same way for all compilation units.

• https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Code-Gen-Options.html#index-freg-struct-return
• https://clang.llvm.org/docs/ClangCommandLineReference.html#cmdoption-clang-freg-struct-return

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Steps

• Implementation:
  • rust_for_linux: -Zreg-struct-return commandline flag for X86 (#116973) #130777
• Adjust documentation (see instructions on rustc-dev-guide)
• Stabilization PR (see instructions on rustc-dev-guide)

Unresolved Questions & Answers

• Q: Should it affect the Rust ABI? It cannot be documented as doing such, because the Rust ABI is unstable, but should it do so anyways as a quality-of-implementation matter?
  • Currently: We already do this for the Rust ABI implicitly, without needing a compiler flag: Tracking issue: -Zreg-struct-return support in rustc #116973 (comment)
• Q: Should it affect any other ABIs than "C", "cdecl", and "stdcall"?
  • Currently: No.
  • Alternatives: It's not yet clear what ABIs this affects for gcc and clang.
• Q: Should it be accepted on any other architecture than x86_32?
  • Currently: No.
• Q: Does MSVC code use this?