ARMCC: IN-LINE ASSEMBLER ACCESS TO SPSR

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The following code was written for the ARM ADS Compiler to disable an interrupt:

__asm
  {
  MRS  R0,SPSR
  ORR  R0,R0,#0x80    // disable interrupt
  MSR  SPSR_c,R0
}

When I try to re-compile it with the current version of the RealView Compiler, I get several error messages:

error C197: inline-asm: Syntax error
*** MRS R0, SPSR
error C197: inline-asm: undefined identifier
*** MRS R0, SPSR

Is there a solution to this problem?

Access to the SPSR registers is no longer allowed, since there are collisions with code optimization. Instead, use the following intrinsic functions:

void __disable_irq(void);
void __enable_irq(void);
void __disable_fiq(void);
void __enable_fiq(void);

These functions are designed for enabling and disabling interrupts and you need to replace the in-line assembler.

Note that they only work in Supervisor mode. For classic microcontroller applications implement SWI functions as explained in ARMCC: MODIFY IRQ FLAG TO DISABLE/ENABLE INTERRUPTS.

RealView Compiler and Libraries User's Guide, Intrinsic functions, Intrinsics that modify the CPSR