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From: David Laight <David.Laight@ACULAB.COM>
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Subject: RE: [PATCH 0/1] tools/nolibc/string: export strlen()
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Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2024 21:23:01 +0000
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> Yes, once we have the proof that the compiler may produce such a call, it
> can also happen in whatever user code so we need to export the function,
> there's no other solution.

Does that mean that it you try to implement strlen() in C
gcc will generate a recursive call?

I guess an 'asm volatile("");' in the loop fix it.
Although, IIRC, you need a comment in the asm - and there
isn't a portable comment.

=09David

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