From one of our compiler guys in relationship to your original question: > Later Alan Cox pointed out that my changes makes x86 run slower and it turns > out that on x86 and a fairly new gcc will automatically unroll loops 'where > appropriate'
Fairly new: 3.3-pre only. Now I wonder: > Is this a gcc 2.95.3, PPC or Monta Vista limitation? 2.95.3. > Which compiler will do unrolling 'where appropriate' for 8xx PPC and > Where can I get a precompiled version? Nowhere, nor is using it for your kernels necessarily a good idea if you don't have compiler experience. > I know Dan is handling the enet stuff, but since you both work Dan no longer works for MontaVista. (And has not for some time now.) > for MV(don't you?) I figured you might know, being an insider and all :-) > > Maybe your tweak stuff could make use of forced unrolling? > > Jocke ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/