rust_for_linux: -Zreg-struct-return commandline flag for X86 (rust-lang#116973)

Author: azhogin

compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/src/context.rs

@@ -544,7 +544,10 @@ impl<'gcc, 'tcx> HasWasmCAbiOpt for CodegenCx<'gcc, 'tcx> {
 
 impl<'gcc, 'tcx> HasX86AbiOpt for CodegenCx<'gcc, 'tcx> {
     fn x86_abi_opt(&self) -> X86Abi {
-        X86Abi { regparm: self.tcx.sess.opts.unstable_opts.regparm }
+        X86Abi {
+            regparm: self.tcx.sess.opts.unstable_opts.regparm,
+            reg_struct_return: self.tcx.sess.opts.unstable_opts.reg_struct_return,
+        }
     }
 }
 

compiler/rustc_interface/src/tests.rs

@@ -831,6 +831,7 @@ fn test_unstable_options_tracking_hash() {
     tracked!(precise_enum_drop_elaboration, false);
     tracked!(profile_sample_use, Some(PathBuf::from("abc")));
     tracked!(profiler_runtime, "abc".to_string());
+    tracked!(reg_struct_return, true);
     tracked!(regparm, Some(3));
     tracked!(relax_elf_relocations, Some(true));
     tracked!(remap_cwd_prefix, Some(PathBuf::from("abc")));

compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/layout.rs

@@ -552,7 +552,10 @@ impl<'tcx> HasWasmCAbiOpt for TyCtxt<'tcx> {
 
 impl<'tcx> HasX86AbiOpt for TyCtxt<'tcx> {
     fn x86_abi_opt(&self) -> X86Abi {
-        X86Abi { regparm: self.sess.opts.unstable_opts.regparm }
+        X86Abi {
+            regparm: self.sess.opts.unstable_opts.regparm,
+            reg_struct_return: self.sess.opts.unstable_opts.reg_struct_return,
+        }
     }
 }
 

compiler/rustc_session/messages.ftl

@@ -135,5 +135,6 @@ session_unsupported_crate_type_for_target =
 
 session_unsupported_dwarf_version = requested DWARF version {$dwarf_version} is greater than 5
 
+session_unsupported_reg_struct_return_arch = `-Zreg-struct-return` is only supported on x86
 session_unsupported_regparm = `-Zregparm={$regparm}` is unsupported (valid values 0-3)
 session_unsupported_regparm_arch = `-Zregparm=N` is only supported on x86

compiler/rustc_session/src/errors.rs

@@ -489,6 +489,10 @@ pub(crate) struct UnsupportedRegparm {
 #[diag(session_unsupported_regparm_arch)]
 pub(crate) struct UnsupportedRegparmArch;
 
+#[derive(Diagnostic)]
+#[diag(session_unsupported_reg_struct_return_arch)]
+pub(crate) struct UnsupportedRegStructReturnArch;
+
 #[derive(Diagnostic)]
 #[diag(session_failed_to_create_profiler)]
 pub(crate) struct FailedToCreateProfiler {

compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs

@@ -1985,6 +1985,9 @@ options! {
         "enable queries of the dependency graph for regression testing (default: no)"),
     randomize_layout: bool = (false, parse_bool, [TRACKED],
         "randomize the layout of types (default: no)"),
+    reg_struct_return: bool = (false, parse_bool, [TRACKED],
+        "On x86-32 targets, it overrides the default ABI to return small structs in registers.
+        It is UNSOUND to link together crates that use different values for this flag!"),
     regparm: Option<u32> = (None, parse_opt_number, [TRACKED],
         "On x86-32 targets, setting this to N causes the compiler to pass N arguments \
         in registers EAX, EDX, and ECX instead of on the stack for\

compiler/rustc_session/src/session.rs

@@ -1305,6 +1305,11 @@ fn validate_commandline_args_with_session_available(sess: &Session) {
             sess.dcx().emit_err(errors::UnsupportedRegparmArch);
         }
     }
+    if sess.opts.unstable_opts.reg_struct_return {
+        if sess.target.arch != "x86" {
+            sess.dcx().emit_err(errors::UnsupportedRegStructReturnArch);
+        }
+    }
 
     // The code model check applies to `thunk` and `thunk-extern`, but not `thunk-inline`, so it is
     // kept as a `match` to force a change if new ones are added, even if we currently only support

compiler/rustc_target/src/callconv/mod.rs

@@ -661,7 +661,9 @@ impl<'a, Ty> FnAbi<'a, Ty> {
                     }
                     _ => (x86::Flavor::General, None),
                 };
-                x86::compute_abi_info(cx, self, x86::X86Options { flavor, regparm });
+                let reg_struct_return = cx.x86_abi_opt().reg_struct_return;
+                let opts = x86::X86Options { flavor, regparm, reg_struct_return };
+                x86::compute_abi_info(cx, self, opts);
             }
             "x86_64" => match abi {
                 spec::abi::Abi::SysV64 { .. } => x86_64::compute_abi_info(cx, self),

compiler/rustc_target/src/callconv/x86.rs

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ pub(crate) enum Flavor {
 pub(crate) struct X86Options {
     pub flavor: Flavor,
     pub regparm: Option<u32>,
+    pub reg_struct_return: bool,
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn compute_abi_info<'a, Ty, C>(cx: &C, fn_abi: &mut FnAbi<'a, Ty>, opts: X86Options)
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ where
             // https://www.angelcode.com/dev/callconv/callconv.html
             // Clang's ABI handling is in lib/CodeGen/TargetInfo.cpp
             let t = cx.target_spec();
-            if t.abi_return_struct_as_int {
+            if t.abi_return_struct_as_int || opts.reg_struct_return {
                 // According to Clang, everyone but MSVC returns single-element
                 // float aggregates directly in a floating-point register.
                 if !t.is_like_msvc && fn_abi.ret.layout.is_single_fp_element(cx) {

compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/mod.rs

@@ -2108,6 +2108,8 @@ pub struct X86Abi {
     /// On x86-32 targets, the regparm N causes the compiler to pass arguments
     /// in registers EAX, EDX, and ECX instead of on the stack.
     pub regparm: Option<u32>,
+    /// Override the default ABI to return small structs in registers
+    pub reg_struct_return: bool,
 }
 
 pub trait HasX86AbiOpt {