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Re: powercp-linux cross GCC 4.2 vs GCC 4.0.0: -Os code size regression? [Emcraft #11717]
>>>>> Andrew Haley writes:
Andrew> I suspect that the real reason for the change in save/restore is because
Andrew> not using lmw/stmw is faster. That's just a guess though. gcc could probably
Andrew> be fixed to use ldmw/stmw if -Os is used.
Andrew> Anyway, now we've found something specific this is for the ppc maintainer to comment.
GCC does use load/store multiple and load/store string
instructions if -Os is used, but not when the sequence is broken up by a
fixed register.
David