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Re: PATCH: PR target/59588: Don't check/change generic/i686 tuning
- From: Jan Hubicka <hubicka at ucw dot cz>
- To: "H.J. Lu" <hjl dot tools at gmail dot com>
- Cc: gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org, hubicka at ucw dot cz
- Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 13:38:26 +0100
- Subject: Re: PATCH: PR target/59588: Don't check/change generic/i686 tuning
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- References: <20131224203809 dot GA6048 at intel dot com>
> Hi Honza,
>
> We have combined generic32 and generic64 into generic. There is no need
> to check "generic" anymore. Also we shouldn't change -mtune=i686 into
> -mtune=generic. OK to install?
The i686->generic change was intended to get generic optimized code
for i686-linux configuration rather than pentiumpro. I think it still makes
sense to use this, since it is what most 32bit distros still configure for?
Honza