mac-rom-simm-programmer/LUFA/Common/CompilerSpecific.h

/*
             LUFA Library
     Copyright (C) Dean Camera, 2012.

  dean [at] fourwalledcubicle [dot] com
           www.lufa-lib.org
*/

/*
  Copyright 2012  Dean Camera (dean [at] fourwalledcubicle [dot] com)

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*/

/** \file
 *  \brief Compiler specific definitions for code optimization and correctness.
 *
 *  \copydetails Group_CompilerSpecific
 *
 *  \note Do not include this file directly, rather include the Common.h header file instead to gain this file's
 *        functionality.
 */

/** \ingroup Group_Common
 *  \defgroup Group_CompilerSpecific Compiler Specific Definitions
 *  \brief Compiler specific definitions for code optimization and correctness.
 *
 *  Compiler specific definitions to expose certain compiler features which may increase the level of code optimization
 *  for a specific compiler, or correct certain issues that may be present such as memory barriers for use in conjunction
 *  with atomic variable access.
 *
 *  Where possible, on alternative compilers, these macros will either have no effect, or default to returning a sane value
 *  so that they can be used in existing code without the need for extra compiler checks in the user application code.
 *
 *  @{
 */

#ifndef __LUFA_COMPILERSPEC_H__
#define __LUFA_COMPILERSPEC_H__

	/* Preprocessor Checks: */
		#if !defined(__INCLUDE_FROM_COMMON_H)
			#error Do not include this file directly. Include LUFA/Common/Common.h instead to gain this functionality.
		#endif

	/* Public Interface - May be used in end-application: */
		/* Macros: */
			#if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__DOXYGEN__)
				/** Forces GCC to use pointer indirection (via the device's pointer register pairs) when accessing the given
				 *  struct pointer. In some cases GCC will emit non-optimal assembly code when accessing a structure through
				 *  a pointer, resulting in a larger binary. When this macro is used on a (non \c const) structure pointer before
				 *  use, it will force GCC to use pointer indirection on the elements rather than direct store and load
				 *  instructions.
				 *
				 *  \param[in, out] StructPtr  Pointer to a structure which is to be forced into indirect access mode.
				 */
				#define GCC_FORCE_POINTER_ACCESS(StructPtr)   __asm__ __volatile__("" : "=b" (StructPtr) : "0" (StructPtr))

				/** Forces GCC to create a memory barrier, ensuring that memory accesses are not reordered past the barrier point.
				 *  This can be used before ordering-critical operations, to ensure that the compiler does not re-order the resulting
				 *  assembly output in an unexpected manner on sections of code that are ordering-specific.
				 */
				#define GCC_MEMORY_BARRIER()                  __asm__ __volatile__("" ::: "memory");

				/** Determines if the specified value can be determined at compile-time to be a constant value when compiling under GCC.
				 *
				 *  \param[in] x  Value to check compile-time constantness of.
				 *
				 *  \return Boolean true if the given value is known to be a compile time constant, false otherwise.
				 */
				#define GCC_IS_COMPILE_CONST(x)               __builtin_constant_p(x)
			#else
				#define GCC_FORCE_POINTER_ACCESS(StructPtr)
				#define GCC_MEMORY_BARRIER()
				#define GCC_IS_COMPILE_CONST(x)               0
			#endif

#endif

/** @} */