[PATCH] newlib: libc: return back support for AArch64 ILP32

Corinna Vinschen vinschen@redhat.com
Thu Jul 24 11:07:19 GMT 2025


Joel, can you please test?


Thanks,
Corinna


On Jul 24 11:04, Radek Barton via Newlib wrote:
> Hello.
> 
> As discussed at https://sourceware.org/pipermail/newlib/2025/022045.html, sending a patch reverting removal of AArch64 ILP32 ABI support.
> 
> Radek
> 
> ---
> >From 0b67661adf790719d91f1ee8be3a737316dfc4d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: =?UTF-8?q?Radek=20Barto=C5=88?= <radek.barton@microsoft.com>
> Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2025 12:36:02 +0200
> Subject: [PATCH] newlib: libc: return back support for AArch64 ILP32
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> 
> This patch is returning back support for AArch64 ILP32 ABI that was
> removed in de479a54e22e8fcb6262639a8e67fe8b00a27c37 commit but is needed
> to ensure source code compatibility with GCC 14.
> 
> The change in newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/asmdefs.h makes it
> out-of-the-sync with the current upstream implementation in
> https://github.com/ARM-software/optimized-routines repository.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Radek Bartoň <radek.barton@microsoft.com>
> ---
>  newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/asmdefs.h   | 14 ++++++++++++++
>  newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/memchr.S    |  2 ++
>  newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/memcmp.S    |  4 ++++
>  newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/memcpy.S    |  3 +++
>  newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/memrchr.S   |  1 +
>  newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/memset.S    |  3 +++
>  newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strchr.S    |  1 +
>  newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strchrnul.S |  1 +
>  newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strcmp.S    |  2 ++
>  newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strcpy.S    |  2 ++
>  newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strlen.S    |  1 +
>  newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strncmp.S   |  3 +++
>  newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strnlen.S   |  2 ++
>  newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strrchr.S   |  1 +
>  14 files changed, 40 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/asmdefs.h b/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/asmdefs.h
> index 6c99fa704..cf156a5a8 100644
> --- a/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/asmdefs.h
> +++ b/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/asmdefs.h
> @@ -88,4 +88,18 @@ GNU_PROPERTY (FEATURE_1_AND, FEATURE_1_BTI|FEATURE_1_PAC)
>  
>  #define L(l) .L ## l
>  
> +#ifdef __ILP32__
> +  /* Sanitize padding bits of pointer arguments as per aapcs64 */
> +#define PTR_ARG(n)  mov w##n, w##n
> +#else
> +#define PTR_ARG(n)
> +#endif
> +
> +#ifdef __ILP32__
> +  /* Sanitize padding bits of size arguments as per aapcs64 */
> +#define SIZE_ARG(n)  mov w##n, w##n
> +#else
> +#define SIZE_ARG(n)
> +#endif
> +
>  #endif
> diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/memchr.S b/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/memchr.S
> index 074a004cf..a0f305e0f 100644
> --- a/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/memchr.S
> +++ b/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/memchr.S
> @@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
>   */
>  
>  ENTRY (memchr)
> +	PTR_ARG (0)
> +	SIZE_ARG (2)
>  	/* Do not dereference srcin if no bytes to compare.  */
>  	cbz	cntin, L(zero_length)
>  	/*
> diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/memcmp.S b/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/memcmp.S
> index 2a9c446bb..18874d321 100644
> --- a/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/memcmp.S
> +++ b/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/memcmp.S
> @@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
>  
>  
>  ENTRY (memcmp)
> +	PTR_ARG (0)
> +	PTR_ARG (1)
> +	SIZE_ARG (2)
> +
>  	cmp	limit, 16
>  	b.lo	L(less16)
>  	ldp	data1, data3, [src1]
> diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/memcpy.S b/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/memcpy.S
> index 252d2452a..248e7843a 100644
> --- a/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/memcpy.S
> +++ b/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/memcpy.S
> @@ -58,6 +58,9 @@
>  
>  ENTRY_ALIAS (memmove)
>  ENTRY (memcpy)
> +	PTR_ARG (0)
> +	PTR_ARG (1)
> +	SIZE_ARG (2)
>  	add	srcend, src, count
>  	add	dstend, dstin, count
>  	cmp	count, 128
> diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/memrchr.S b/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/memrchr.S
> index 2525cf190..ba9915cc3 100644
> --- a/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/memrchr.S
> +++ b/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/memrchr.S
> @@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
>     exactly which byte matched.  */
>  
>  ENTRY (memrchr)
> +	PTR_ARG (0)
>  	add	end, srcin, cntin
>  	sub	endm1, end, 1
>  	bic	src, endm1, 15
> diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/memset.S b/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/memset.S
> index 5bf4851f3..ca76439a9 100644
> --- a/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/memset.S
> +++ b/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/memset.S
> @@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
>  #define zva_val	x5
>  
>  ENTRY (memset)
> +	PTR_ARG (0)
> +	SIZE_ARG (2)
> +
>  	dup	v0.16B, valw
>  	add	dstend, dstin, count
>  
> diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strchr.S b/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strchr.S
> index a4e089b99..500d9aff2 100644
> --- a/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strchr.S
> +++ b/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strchr.S
> @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
>  /* Locals and temporaries.  */
>  
>  ENTRY (strchr)
> +	PTR_ARG (0)
>  	/* Magic constant 0xc0300c03 to allow us to identify which lane
>  	   matches the requested byte.  Even bits are set if the character
>  	   matches, odd bits if either the char is NUL or matches.  */
> diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strchrnul.S b/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strchrnul.S
> index 4d6093be7..ceaf4dca1 100644
> --- a/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strchrnul.S
> +++ b/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strchrnul.S
> @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
>  /* Locals and temporaries.  */
>  
>  ENTRY (strchrnul)
> +	PTR_ARG (0)
>  	/* Magic constant 0x40100401 to allow us to identify which lane
>  	   matches the termination condition.  */
>  	mov	wtmp2, #0x0401
> diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strcmp.S b/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strcmp.S
> index 1d85da432..691a1760e 100644
> --- a/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strcmp.S
> +++ b/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strcmp.S
> @@ -54,6 +54,8 @@
>  
>  
>  ENTRY (strcmp)
> +	PTR_ARG (0)
> +	PTR_ARG (1)
>  	sub	off2, src2, src1
>  	mov	zeroones, REP8_01
>  	and	tmp, src1, 7
> diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strcpy.S b/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strcpy.S
> index 1f5f70792..57c46f390 100644
> --- a/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strcpy.S
> +++ b/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strcpy.S
> @@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
>     exactly which byte matched.  */
>  
>  ENTRY (STRCPY)
> +	PTR_ARG (0)
> +	PTR_ARG (1)
>  	bic	src, srcin, 15
>  	ld1	{vdata.16b}, [src]
>  	cmeq	vhas_nul.16b, vdata.16b, 0
> diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strlen.S b/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strlen.S
> index a3345a3ab..68a6f357c 100644
> --- a/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strlen.S
> +++ b/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strlen.S
> @@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
>     character, return the length, if not, continue in the main loop.  */
>  
>  ENTRY (strlen)
> +	PTR_ARG (0)
>  	and	tmp1, srcin, MIN_PAGE_SIZE - 1
>  	cmp	tmp1, MIN_PAGE_SIZE - 32
>  	b.hi	L(page_cross)
> diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strncmp.S b/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strncmp.S
> index 6b1994ef5..373695503 100644
> --- a/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strncmp.S
> +++ b/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strncmp.S
> @@ -58,6 +58,9 @@
>  #endif
>  
>  ENTRY (strncmp)
> +	PTR_ARG (0)
> +	PTR_ARG (1)
> +	SIZE_ARG (2)
>  	cbz	limit, L(ret0)
>  	eor	tmp1, src1, src2
>  	mov	zeroones, #REP8_01
> diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strnlen.S b/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strnlen.S
> index dc9fcb2fd..091002e0b 100644
> --- a/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strnlen.S
> +++ b/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strnlen.S
> @@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
>     identifies the first zero byte.  */
>  
>  ENTRY (strnlen)
> +	PTR_ARG (0)
> +	SIZE_ARG (1)
>  	bic	src, srcin, 15
>  	cbz	cntin, L(nomatch)
>  	ld1	{vdata.16b}, [src]
> diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strrchr.S b/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strrchr.S
> index 67013e39d..b0574228b 100644
> --- a/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strrchr.S
> +++ b/newlib/libc/machine/aarch64/strrchr.S
> @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
>     identify exactly which byte is causing the termination, and why.  */
>  
>  ENTRY (strrchr)
> +	PTR_ARG (0)
>  	/* Magic constant 0x40100401 to allow us to identify which lane
>  	   matches the requested byte.  Magic constant 0x80200802 used
>  	   similarly for NUL termination.  */
> -- 
> 2.50.1.vfs.0.0
> 




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