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@@ -2992,6 +2992,7 @@ call_to_gnu (Node_Id gnat_node, tree *gn
if (gnu_target)
{
Node_Id gnat_parent = Parent (gnat_node);
+ tree gnu_result_type = TREE_TYPE (gnu_subprog_type);
enum tree_code op_code;
/* If range check is needed, emit code to generate it. */
@@ -3002,11 +3003,15 @@ call_to_gnu (Node_Id gnat_node, tree *gn
/* ??? If the return type has non-constant size, then force the
return slot optimization as we would not be able to generate
- a temporary. That's what has been done historically. */
- if (TREE_CONSTANT (TYPE_SIZE (TREE_TYPE (gnu_subprog_type))))
- op_code = MODIFY_EXPR;
- else
+ a temporary. Likewise if it was unconstrained as we would
+ copy too much data. That's what has been done historically. */
+ if (!TREE_CONSTANT (TYPE_SIZE (gnu_result_type))
+ || (TYPE_IS_PADDING_P (gnu_result_type)
+ && CONTAINS_PLACEHOLDER_P
+ (TYPE_SIZE (TREE_TYPE (TYPE_FIELDS (gnu_result_type))))))
op_code = INIT_EXPR;
+ else
+ op_code = MODIFY_EXPR;
gnu_result
= build_binary_op (op_code, NULL_TREE, gnu_target, gnu_result);