Re: [PATCH] Make gcc3.3 Eliminate Unused Static Functions

[Jörn Engel]

On Fri, 13 June 2003 09:03:35 -0700, Tom Rini wrote:
> 
> ... only if we say a min gcc version of 3.3 however, yes?  Otherwise the
> kernel gets rather bloated.  Just how wide-spread (and Good To Use) is
> gcc-3.3 now?

I haven't seen a clear compiler bug yet, but found two bugs in
assembler code with 2.95.3 that compiled without problems with 3.2.x.
One of them has actually hit people, as you could see in the code.
Most symptoms were "fixed", but the cause remained.

If nothing else, I'd like to keep 2.95 as a code checker for at least
a year or two.  Give 3.x some more time to mature.

Jörn

-- 
Measure. Don't tune for speed until you've measured, and even then
don't unless one part of the code overwhelms the rest.
-- Rob Pike