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__udivti3 has a different calling convention than clang.

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Description

I tried this code:

This is the repository for reproduction. It includes disassembler:

https://github.com/jclab-joseph/rustc-llvm-udivti3-mismatch-problem/blob/main/OUTPUT.txt

I expected to see this happen:

The __udivti3 conventions of C and Rust must be the same.

Instead, this happened:
  • In C, rcx, rdx, r8, and r9 (4 * u64s) are used as arguments for __udivti3.
  • In Rust, rcx and rdx (2 * pointers) are used as arguments for __udivti3.

This problem occurs when using a library written in C in Rust.

Meta

rustc --version --verbose:

rustc 1.98.0-nightly (4429659e4 2026-06-22)
binary: rustc
commit-hash: 4429659e4745016bd3f26a4a421843edc7fbc422
commit-date: 2026-06-22
host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
release: 1.98.0-nightly
LLVM version: 22.1.7

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Research direction

Start with the linked reproduction and OUTPUT.txt, then trace how rustc and LLVM lower the __udivti3 call for Rust and C on x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu. Done means the generated calling conventions match for the C library integration, with the reproduction showing consistent register and argument usage.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
c, rust
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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