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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] compile with -funit-at-a-time option of gcc

To: aq <aquynh@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] compile with -funit-at-a-time option of gcc
From: Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:02:04 +0100
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On 30 Jun 2005, at 05:53, aq wrote:

This patch makes xen compiled with gcc option -funit-at-a-time if
supported. This option is available for gcc 3.4 and upward, which
reduces the .text binary size considerably.

This option is the default for -O2 and above in gcc4 anyway. It might explain why I end up with a buggy Xen when I build with gcc4 (Linux has had a number of problems with -funit-at-a-time, because odf extra stack usage and code reordering).

 -- Keir


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