linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH linux-tip] x86: Change OPTIMIZE_INLINING help to say enabling makes smaller kernels

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Message-ID: <20081022160416.GO23060@elte.hu>
Date:	Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:04:16 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Sitsofe Wheeler <sitsofe@...oo.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH linux-tip] x86: Change OPTIMIZE_INLINING help to say
	enabling makes smaller kernels


* Sitsofe Wheeler <sitsofe@...oo.com> wrote:

> The OPTIMIZE_INLINING help currently says "The gcc 4.x series have a
> rewritten inlining algorithm and disabling this option will generate a
> smaller kernel there."
> 
> This contradicts other parts of the help text and my own tests:
> 5463127 2008-10-11 19:51 vmlinux.no-opt
> 5456152 2008-10-11 19:56 vmlinux.opt
> 
> Reword text to say that enabling OPTIMIZE_INLINING will lead to smaller
> kernels with gcc 4.x or later.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sitsofe Wheeler <sitsofe@...oo.com>

applied, thanks Sitsofe!

	Ingo
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