Q114071 - FIX: /Ow Generates Bad Code When Using the

FIX: /Ow Generates Bad Code When Using the

Q114071

1.00 WINDOWS kbtool kbfixlist kbbuglist ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - The Microsoft C/C++ Compiler (CL.EXE), included with: - Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, version 1.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When using the /Ow and /AL compiler switches to compile code that uses the left shift operator (<<) on an address prior to assigning it to a variable, the compiler does not generate the proper instructions when the address of that variable is later assigned to another variable. RESOLUTION ========== To avoid the problem, either do not use the left shift operator in the address assignment, or disable the /Ow optimization. This can be done by either not using the /Ow option on the command line, or by using #pragma optimize to disable the optimization in the source file. The comments in the sample below demonstrate using #pragma optimize statements to work around the problem. STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in C/C++ for MS-DOS version 8.0. This problem was corrected in C/C++ for MS-DOS version 8.0c, included with Visual C++ for Windows, version 1.5. MORE INFORMATION ================ The sample code below can be used to reproduce the problem. When using /Ow and the << operator, the following incomplete assembly instructions are generated for the last line of code in the example: ; Line 25 mov WORD PTR es:16,cx mov WORD PTR es:18,es When either the /Ow optimization or the left shift operator (<<) is removed, the compiler correctly generates the following proper instructions: ; Line 25 lea cx,WORD PTR es:4 mov WORD PTR es:16,cx mov WORD PTR es:18,es Sample Code ----------- /* Compile options needed: /c /AL /Ow */ typedef struct node { long data; struct node *next; struct node *prev; } NODE; typedef struct list { struct list *next; NODE head; NODE *tail; } LIST; // Uncomment for work around // #pragma optimize ("w", off) void Init( unsigned long addr ) { LIST *pList; pList = (LIST *)(addr << 16); pList->next = (void *)0L; pList->head.data = 0L; pList->head.next = (void *)0L; pList->head.prev = (void *)0L; pList->tail = &pList->head; } // Uncomment for work around // #pragma optimize ("", on) Additional reference words: 1.00 8.00 KBCategory: kbtool kbfixlist kbbuglist KBSubcategory: CLIss

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