Messages in this thread | | | From | "Anthony Barbachan" <> | Subject | Re: pgcc optimizationss | Date | Thu, 17 Dec 1998 02:15:59 -0500 |
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-----Original Message----- From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> To: Marc Lehmann <pcg@goof.com> Cc: linut@squonk.net <linut@squonk.net>; linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu <linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu> Date: Wednesday, December 16, 1998 7:53 AM Subject: Re: pgcc optimizationss
>> Until both the kernel and the compilers are fixed (just a matter of time), >> please don't blame the compiler nor the kernel, either fix it or don't use >> it. > >Well 2.1.x seems to be ok with egcs, and egcs current + the assembler >patches Bernd and co have provided should be rock safe. Having said that
I am assuming by assembler patches you mean pgcc, am I correct?
>you don't want to use -O6 with the kernel. -O6 says "please go around and >inline things as you feel". The kernel authors have already done that and >made a better job of it than the compiler will
What would be the maximum safe optimization level?
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