On Sunday 11 June 2006 20:42, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> >Using C code for current_thread_info() lets the compiler optimize it.
> >With gcc 4.0.2, kernel is smaller:
> >
> > text data bss dec hex filename
> > 3645212 555556 312024 4512792 44dc18 2.6.17-rc6-nb-post/vmlinux
> > 3647276 555556 312024 4514856 44e428 2.6.17-rc6-nb/vmlinux
> > -------
> > -2064
>
> If possible, can you or someone post the results for x86_64?
Patch is for i386, x86_64's current_thread_info() is already C.
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Cheers,
Alistair.
Third year Computer Science undergraduate.
1F2 55 South Clerk Street, Edinburgh, UK.
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