Landing: 9d5efd46b332

Project / Subsystem

gcc / x86-64

Date

2026-05-10

Author

H.J. Lu

Commit

9d5efd46b3329f6b7b0eb2983f317687899caba6

Source

github

Perf win

No

Breaking

No

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gcc
subsystem
x86-64
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commit_hash
9d5efd46b3329f6b7b0eb2983f317687899caba6
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github
headline
x86-64: Use R11 for DRAP register in preserve_none functions
tldr
The compiler now uses R11 for the DRAP register in preserve_none functions on x86-64, improving stack alignment.
author
H.J. Lu
outcome
committed
performance_win
false
breaking_change
false
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[]
tags
  • x86-64
  • stack alignment
  • register allocation
  • optimization
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date
2026-05-10T00:00:00.000Z

This commit changes the register used for the DRAP (dynamic realignment argument pointer) in preserve_none functions on x86-64 from R10 to R11. R11 is a more suitable choice because it doesn’t conflict with argument registers. This change ensures proper stack pointer restoration in function epilogues after stack realignment, and includes new test cases for verification.