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diff --git a/gas/doc/c-arm.texi b/gas/doc/c-arm.texi index cd533ca540b..4683b8a4bb7 100644 --- a/gas/doc/c-arm.texi +++ b/gas/doc/c-arm.texi @@ -318,7 +318,8 @@ instructions; that is, it should behave as though the file starts with a @cindex @code{-mthumb-interwork} command line option, ARM @item -mthumb-interwork This option specifies that the output generated by the assembler should -be marked as supporting interworking. +be marked as supporting interworking. It also affects the behaviour +of the @code{ADR} and @code{ADRL} pseudo opcodes. @cindex @code{-mimplicit-it} command line option, ARM @item -mimplicit-it=never @@ -1061,6 +1062,16 @@ out of range, or if it is not defined in the same file (and section) as the ADR instruction, then an error will be generated. This instruction will not make use of the literal pool. +If @var{label} is a thumb function symbol, and thumb interworking has +been enabled via the @option{-mthumb-interwork} option then the bottom +bit of the value stored into @var{register} will be set. This allows +the following sequence to work as expected: + +@smallexample + adr r0, thumb_function + blx r0 +@end smallexample + @cindex @code{ADRL reg,<label>} pseudo op, ARM @item ADRL @smallexample @@ -1077,6 +1088,10 @@ If the label is out of range, or if it is not defined in the same file (and section) as the ADRL instruction, then an error will be generated. This instruction will not make use of the literal pool. +If @var{label} is a thumb function symbol, and thumb interworking has +been enabled via the @option{-mthumb-interwork} option then the bottom +bit of the value stored into @var{register} will be set. + @end table For information on the ARM or Thumb instruction sets, see @cite{ARM |