Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 5 Mar 1996 14:12:17 +0100 (MEZ) | From | Kai Schulte <> | Subject | Re: older gcc and pentium |
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On Mon, 4 Mar 1996, Mike Castle wrote:
> Amazingly enough Kai Schulte said: > > Really 486? Don't the -m486 alignments bloat the code unnecessarily? > > Well, if using more memory results in faster memory accesses, is > it unnecessary? The alignments result in faster code accesses. > But if you have limited core, perhaps the compact code is more > appropriate.
It results in more speed for 486-specific accesses, but not for a 386, and not necessarily for a 586, either. Can somebody with "real" hardware knowledge help out on this? I really don't know enough about the architectures, but i'll take a closer look at the new gcc as soon as I have the time, promised ;)
Kai
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