GCC Status Report (2004-09-13) [--enable-mapped-location]
Mark Mitchell
mark@codesourcery.com
Thu Sep 16 19:03:00 GMT 2004
Per Bothner wrote:
> Mark Mitchell wrote:
>
>> I think you should at least try for initial numbers on whatever
>> machine you're using. Try compiling libstdc++, say, at least. If
>> your patches aren't a performance win, they're not going to be
>> terribly compelling; if they are a win, as expected, then that will
>> make them much more compelling.
>
>
> It will take a couple of days, at best, as I'll be travelling.
>
> Any earlier C-only test didn't show a clear difference either way.
>
> The patches are "winning" even if the immediate performance difference
> is a wash because they'll allow us to track column numbers at little
> or no extra cost.
Yes, I agree -- if there is no performance downside, then there is some
upside. I just want to check that there is indeed no downside, at least.
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Mark Mitchell
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