Enabling compiler optimizations ruins the kernel

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Re: Enabling compiler optimizations ruins the kernel

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devc1 wrote:the stack pointer (RSP) wasn't 16 bytes aligned, I tried to add 8 bytes on the stack address (in KrnlEntry) and it worked.
So what causes this stack misalignment ? is it also the ABI ?
Yes. The stack must be 16-byte aligned before a function call. The call pushes an 8-byte return address, so every function will start with an 8-byte misaligned stack.
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Re: Enabling compiler optimizations ruins the kernel

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Thank you so much : )
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