[Bug middle-end/43861] -Os creates larger binaries than before in some cases (-falign-... options enabled)

["pinskia at gmail dot com" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>]

------- Comment #1 from pinskia at gmail dot com  2010-04-22 23:51 -------
Subject: Re:   New: -Os creates larger binaries than before in some cases
(-falign-... options enabled)

Which target is this for?

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On Apr 22, 2010, at 4:48 PM, "rwahl at gmx dot de" <gcc-bugzilla@gcc.gnu.org 
 > wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I just noticed that some of my libraries are greater when compiled  
> with gcc
> 4.4.3 instead of gcc 4.3.2. Diffing the output of "gcc -- 
> help=optimizers -Q
> -Os" shows this in 4.3.2:
>
>  -falign-jumps                        [disabled]
>  -falign-labels                       [disabled]
>  -falign-loops                        [enabled]
>
> and this for 4.4.3:
>
>  -falign-functions                     [enabled]
>  -falign-jumps                         [enabled]
>  -falign-labels                        [enabled]
>  -falign-loops                         [disabled]
>
> when explicitely disabling the alignment options then the code size  
> shrinks.
> For libxml2 in my case from 704256 to 675584 bytes.
>
> The manual says:
>
>  -Os disables the following optimization flags: -falign-functions
>           -falign-jumps  -falign-loops -falign-labels  -freorder- 
> blocks
>           -freorder-blocks-and-partition -fprefetch-loop-arrays
>           -ftree-vect-loop-version
>
> which is not true (even not for 4.3.2 since loop alignment was  
> enabled). Some
> other opts like -freorder-blocks is enabled as well.
>
> So is this actually a bug or is the documentation outdated or even  
> both?
>
>
> -- 
>           Summary: -Os creates larger binaries than before in some  
> cases (-
>                    falign-... options enabled)
>           Product: gcc
>           Version: 4.4.3
>            Status: UNCONFIRMED
>          Severity: normal
>          Priority: P3
>         Component: middle-end
>        AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
>        ReportedBy: rwahl at gmx dot de
>
>
> http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=43861
>


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