Regarding CVS commit gcc/gcc ChangeLog ggc-page.c @ Feb 4, 2003

[Gerard Beekmans]

Hi guys,

I recently learned of this patch:
http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-cvs/2003-02/msg00156.html

(patch applied to the "gcc-3_2-rhl8-branch" branch)

It changes this line:

-#define GCC_MIN_LAST_ALLOCATED (4 * 1024 * 1024)
+#define GCC_MIN_LAST_ALLOCATED (16 * 1024 * 1024)

I've tested some packages such as qt-3.1.1 and kdebase-3.1 and I've found
that this increase to 16 MB leads to satisfactory compile time decreases.
Both qt and kdebase take 10 minutes less time (qt from 58min down to 48min,
kdebase from 79min down to 70min).

I was wondering what the status was on this issue. I read the thread that
occured back in January but I didn't see any definite answers what is going
to happen. Is this patch going to be applied to the main GCC branch at some
point? If it's a matter of more test results needed I could pitch in there.
I've got a few different hardware configs here (intel's and dec alpha),
though I doubt lack of access to different hardware is an issue.

Thanks,

-- 
Gerard Beekmans
www.linuxfromscratch.org

-*- If Linux doesn't have the solution, you have the wrong problem -*-