linux-kernel - [PATCH 0/5] x86 optimizations

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Date:   Fri, 17 Mar 2017 22:19:18 +0100
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     mingo@...nel.org, tglx@...utronix.de, hpa@...or.com
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
        arjan@...ux.intel.com, bp@...en8.de, richard.weinberger@...il.com,
        jpoimboe@...hat.com, peterz@...radead.org
Subject: [PATCH 0/5] x86 optimizations


Hi,

These are the x86 optimization patches that I've been sitting on.

They shrink the kernel and generate better code.

   text    data     bss     dec     hex filename

10702123        4530992  843776 16076891         f5505b defconfig-build/vmlinux.0
10682460        4530992  843776 16057228         f5038c defconfig-build/vmlinux.1
10665111        4530096  843776 16038983         f4bc47 defconfig-build/vmlinux.2
10665111        4530096  843776 16038983         f4bc47 defconfig-build/vmlinux.5

As compiled on an x86_64 using GCC-6.3, also boot tested the lot.