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RE: [PATCH] Function specific optimization for mainline
- From: "Meissner, Michael" <michael dot meissner at amd dot com>
- To: "Mark Mitchell" <mark at codesourcery dot com>, <gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org>, <karthikkumar at gmail dot com>, "Harle, Christophe" <christophe dot harle at amd dot com>
- Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:29:03 -0400
- Subject: RE: [PATCH] Function specific optimization for mainline
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Mitchell [mailto:mark@codesourcery.com]
> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 4:10 PM
> To: Meissner, Michael; gcc-patches@gcc.gnu.org;
karthikkumar@gmail.com;
> Harle, Christophe
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] Function specific optimization for mainline
>
> Michael Meissner wrote:
> > In the next 4 patches, I will be submitting the changes for the
function
> > specific optimizations that allow 386 users to change what compiler
> options are
> > used on a particular function that I and Karthik Kumar
> <karthikkumar@gmail.com>
> > have been working on.
>
> I think the overall design looks sensible. (Also, I'm glad to see
that
> my suggestion of using target_reinit proved to be workable.) I think
an
> x86 maintainer should review the back-end changes. Let's wait until
> after the GCC Summit to see if anyone has any other comments on the
> other parts. If not, I think they're OK.
Ok, thanks. I know things are hectic right now with the summit and with
the other major branches soon to be merged.
I have noticed that the set_current_function hook gets called several
times, as it bounces between function context and top level context, and
I think I have to be careful how many times target_reinit is called.
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Michael Meissner
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