[GHC] #11792: Optimised unsafe FFI call can get wrong argument

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Wed May 25 07:18:08 UTC 2016


#11792: Optimised unsafe FFI call can get wrong argument
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        Reporter:  Szunti            |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  high              |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  7.10.3
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Incorrect result  |  Unknown/Multiple
  at runtime                         |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D2263
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Comment (by simonmar):

 Hmm, I'd like to find a way to fix this without making codegen worse for
 every unsafe call.  The problem appears to be that the code for the fourth
 argument uses `divq` which clobbers `%rdx`.  I need to refresh my memory
 about how this is supposed to work...

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