[binutils-gdb] Update description of AArch64 assembler directives.

Nick Clifton nickc@sourceware.org
Fri Mar 18 17:30:00 GMT 2016


https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=30fab421840b35cdebabc01c5b90a2c1aaaa3912

commit 30fab421840b35cdebabc01c5b90a2c1aaaa3912
Author: Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
Date:   Fri Mar 18 17:30:12 2016 +0000

    Update description of AArch64 assembler directives.
    
    gas	* doc/c-aarch64.texi (AArch64 Directives): Add descriptions of
    	.cpu, .dword, .even, .inst. .tlsdescadd, .tlsdesccall,
    	.tlsdescldr and .xword directives.

Diff:
---
 gas/ChangeLog          |  4 ++++
 gas/doc/c-aarch64.texi | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 2 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index 967b23b..5b5015a 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2016-03-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
+	* doc/c-aarch64.texi (AArch64 Directives): Add descriptions of
+	.cpu, .dword, .even, .inst. .tlsdescadd, .tlsdesccall,
+	.tlsdescldr and .xword directives.
+
 	PR target/19721
 	* testsuite/gas/aarch64/pr19721.s: New test source file.
 	* testsuite/gas/aarch64/pr19721.d: New test driver file.
diff --git a/gas/doc/c-aarch64.texi b/gas/doc/c-aarch64.texi
index 6a05c4f..7446655 100644
--- a/gas/doc/c-aarch64.texi
+++ b/gas/doc/c-aarch64.texi
@@ -273,12 +273,35 @@ incrementally to the architecture being compiled for.
 This directive switches to the @code{.bss} section.
 
 @c CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
+
+@cindex @code{.cpu} directive, AArch64
+@item .cpu @var{name}
+Set the target processor.  Valid values for @var{name} are the same as
+those accepted by the @option{-mcpu=} command line option.
+
 @c DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
+
+@cindex @code{.dword} directive, AArch64
+@item .dword @var{expressions}
+The @code{.dword} directive produces 64 bit values.
+
 @c EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
+
+@cindex @code{.even} directive, AArch64
+@item .even
+The @code{.even} directive aligns the output on the next even byte
+boundary.
+
 @c FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
 @c GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
 @c HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
 @c IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
+
+@cindex @code{.inst} directive, AArch64
+@item .inst @var{expressions}
+Inserts the expressions into the output as if they were instructions,
+rather than data.
+
 @c JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ
 @c KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
 @c LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
@@ -324,6 +347,18 @@ example:
 
 @c TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
 
+@cindex @code{.tlsdescadd} directive, AArch64
+@item   @code{.tlsdescadd}
+Emits a TLSDESC_ADD reloc on the next instruction.
+
+@cindex @code{.tlsdesccall} directive, AArch64
+@item   @code{.tlsdesccall}
+Emits a TLSDESC_CALL reloc on the next instruction.
+
+@cindex @code{.tlsdescldr} directive, AArch64
+@item   @code{.tlsdescldr}
+Emits a TLSDESC_LDR reloc on the next instruction.
+
 @c UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
 
 @cindex @code{.unreq} directive, AArch64
@@ -344,12 +379,14 @@ should only be done if it is really necessary.
 
 @c WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
 @c XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
-@c YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
-@c ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
 
 @cindex @code{.xword} directive, AArch64
-@item .xword
-The @code{.xword} directive produces 64 bit values.
+@item .xword @var{expressions}
+The @code{.xword} directive produces 64 bit values.  This is the same
+as the @code{.dword} directive.
+
+@c YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
+@c ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
 
 @end table



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