Common Code Elimination
cortex-m3 uVision 5.13
I recent had to up the optimization level on my project to level 2 because my code size was too large for my target memory. In doing this I found that it seems to be doing common code elimination where valid routines are not being compiled/linked into the image.
This has caused some routines to be practically wiped out because another is very similar but has some differences. I guess they were common enough for the compiler to decide to get rid of one of them.
I have been Googling and searching everywhere for a way to turn off just the common code elimination but cannot find anything that I can use with uVision.
There is a C51 pragma to change the optimization level to stop this on a file by file basis but the uVision compile causes a error.
There must be a way to turn this off. I understand it is trying to save me space but it is also changing or in some cases eliminating functionality.
Does anyone know of a pragma that will work or something I can do?
Thanks
P.S. of course this happens 2 days before a major delivery on a weekend!!
yes I had thought about it being eliminated for other reasons such as not being reachable. since it was the same (except for the const strings) as the other routine starting at that point and other one was executable, I didn't see a any reason why it wasn't reachable.
And after I significantly changed it enough for the optimizer to not see it as the same, it reappeared and was executable.
Good idea though
I just think it is because it does not consider const strings are part of its common block block analysis.
I have not seen any other large part of my software like this one eliminated. Just smaller 4 or 5 line sections without const strings.
The system seems to be running ok now that I forced it not to optimize that one routine.