Messages in this thread | | | From | Denis Vlasenko <> | Subject | Re: Rewrite Kernel | Date | Sat, 10 Apr 2004 20:21:36 +0300 |
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On Saturday 10 April 2004 19:59, J. Ryan Earl wrote: > Mohamed Aslan wrote: > >i wanna to rewrite a version of linux kernel from scratch in assembly for > > intel 386+ fo speed and a libc also in assembly for speed what do u think > > guys > > I doubt you would be capable of generating assembly that would be any > faster than gcc, and you would inherit all the accidental difficulties > that come with engineering software at a lower-level.
No, writing 'better than gcc' assembly is easy, gcc is far from stellar in this regard. But it's painfully slow and non-portable. -- vda
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