Re: [PATCH] Isapnp warning

Geert Uytterhoeven (geert@linux-m68k.org)
Sun, 22 Jun 2003 10:32:08 +0200 (MEST)


On Sun, 22 Jun 2003, Paul Mackerras wrote:
> Andrew Morton writes:
> > Compared to 2.95.3, gcc-3.3 takes 1.5x as long to compile, and produces a
> > kernel which is 200k larger.
>
> I just tried it on PPC. Compared to 2.95.4, gcc-3.3 took 36% longer
> to compile and produced a kernel which was 120k smaller.

I have the same experience w.r.t. kernel size on MIPS, using 2.95.4 from Debian
woody on the target, and 3.2.2 for cross-compiling.

Perhaps the code increase is for CISC only?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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