Re: [coreboot] Compile error in coreboot-v2: "failed to trunc value: mask ff"

[Corey Osgood]

On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 5:07 PM, Marc Jones  wrote:
> Cory,
> I don't know what the error means. Others might know more but I can make
> some recommendations for you to try.
> ROMCC problems are usually a stack depth problem. ROMCC is using registers
> for stack space so every function call uses up registers. The code around
> this code will have a big effect if this code will work. First try to inline
> the code (ROMCC might already be doing this). Next, try moving the pci read
> to after the math so the value doesn't need to be stored before it is used.
>
> Marc

Thanks, tried all 3, still exactly the same error.

-Corey
> Corey Osgood wrote:
> > Working with romcc here, you can drop this block of code into the
> > auto.c/raminit portion of any board using romcc and reproduce the error (it
> > compiles fine with CAR, but that's not an option with the c7 cpu, at least
> > not yet):
> >
> > u8 reg8, spd_data;
> >
> > reg8 = pci_read_config8(PCI_DEV(0, 0, 3), 0x62);
> > spd_data = smbus_read_byte(0x50, 30);
> > spd_data = spd_data / 10;
> > if(spd_data < 5)
> >    spd_data = 5;
> > else if(spd_data > 20)
> >    spd_data = 20;
> >
> > if(spd_data > (reg8 >> 4))
> > {
> >   reg8 &= 0xf;
> >   reg8 |= (spd_data << 4);
> > }
> >
> > The error is confirmed on ubuntu 8.04 alpha/beta/? and debian unstable,
> > both with gcc 4.2.3, and also gentoo with gcc 4.1.2:
> >
> > dst type: auto unsigned char
> > dst: %edx:%eax
> > auto.c:35.1: raminit.c:436.33: raminit.c:615.36: auto.c:218.32:
> > 0x83cbe70 convert    Internal compiler error: failed to trunc value:
> > mask ff
> > make[1]: *** [auto.inc] Aborted (core dumped)
> >
> > Commenting out either spd_data/10 or the if/else portion gets rid of the
> > error, it only happens when all of these statements are in. I also have half
> > a dozen blocks like this which compile fine:
> >
> > reg8 = pci_read_config8(ctrl->d0f3, 0x63);
> >    j = spd_read_byte(ctrl->channel0[i], SPD_tRRD);//ctrl->channel0[0] =
> > 0x50
> >    spd_data = ((j >> 2) * 100);
> >    spd_data |= ((j & 0x3) * 25);
> >    spd_data = spd_data / (ram_cycle * 100); //ram_cycle in this case =
> > 10
> >    if(spd_data < 2)
> >        spd_data = 2;
> >    else if(spd_data > 5)
> >        spd_data = 5;
> >
> > if((spd_data - 2) > (reg8 >> 6)) {
> >        reg8 &= 0x3f;
> >        reg8 |= (spd_data - 2) << 6;
> >    }
> >
> > It's just that one instance that fails to compile. I've tried moving it
> > around, changing the variables, changing the types, modifying the math, etc,
> > etc, and nothing seems to help. Any suggestions?