From: Nate Eldredge <neldredge AT hmc DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: Usign C variables in ASM with gcc
Date: 01 Apr 2001 13:09:09 -0700
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"Christophe Pollet" <seyev AT infomaniak DOT ch> writes:

> Hi !
> I'd like to use C variable in ASM peration...
> 
> I have :
>     asm ("mov %al, my_variable");
> but it doesn't work...
> 
> What have I to do ??

Read about Extended Asm in the gcc manual.  From memory, I think what
you want is

asm("mov %%al, %0" : "=g" (my_variable));

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Nate Eldredge
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