The "-fzero-call-used-regs" option tells the compiler to zero out
certain registers before the function returns. It's also available as a
function attribute: zero_call_used_regs.
The two upper categories are:
- "used": Zero out used registers.
- "all": Zero out all registers, whether used or not.
The individual options are:
- "skip": Don't zero out any registers. This is the default.
- "used": Zero out all used registers.
- "used-arg": Zero out used registers that are used for arguments.
- "used-gpr": Zero out used registers that are GPRs.
- "used-gpr-arg": Zero out used GPRs that are used as arguments.
- "all": Zero out all registers.
- "all-arg": Zero out all registers used for arguments.
- "all-gpr": Zero out all GPRs.
- "all-gpr-arg": Zero out all GPRs used for arguments.
This is used to help mitigate Return-Oriented Programming exploits.
Reviewed By: nickdesaulniers
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D110869
Bill Wendling