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No MULTIPLE CALL TO SEGMENT warning where it should be...

Please consider the following code.

//--- module main.c ---

...

void main() {
        ...
        set_status_word(...);
        ...
}

//--- module can.c ---

...

void CAN_int_handler(void) interrupt 7 {
        ...
        set_status_word(...);
        ...
}

//--- module utils.c ---

...

void set_status_word(...) {
        ...
}

If you replace the calls to set_status_word() with calls to printf(), the linker issues a "multiple call to segment" warning, but, like this, this code causes no warnings. Why not? I looked at the assembler output of the set_status_word() function and noticed that it isn't using absolute register addressing. Can this relate somehow?

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  • Obviously, this can lead to unpredictable behaviour, can't it?

    ... ohh yes. ;)

    All right, but what are the exact criteria the linker uses for deciding whether to issue or not to issue that message?

    Maybe the linker assumes that function arguments are passed in registers when they really aren't ?

    This could be a bug in the linker. Did you file a bug report ?

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  • Obviously, this can lead to unpredictable behaviour, can't it?

    ... ohh yes. ;)

    All right, but what are the exact criteria the linker uses for deciding whether to issue or not to issue that message?

    Maybe the linker assumes that function arguments are passed in registers when they really aren't ?

    This could be a bug in the linker. Did you file a bug report ?

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