Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 9 Dec 2005 11:18:36 +0100 | From | Jesper Juhl <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Decrease number of pointer derefs in nf_conntrack_core.c |
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On 12/9/05, Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> wrote: > > * Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com> wrote: > > > orig: > > text data bss dec hex filename > > 12636 49 760 13445 3485 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.o > > > > patched: > > text data bss dec hex filename > > 11825 183 632 12640 3160 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.o > > just a question - are you sure the measurements are accurate in this > case? The patch looks too small to shave more than 800 bytes off .text! > If it's real then something really wrong is going on in gcc-land ... > I did all this with an allyesconfig kernel source and then did : make net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.o size net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.o rm net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.o then applied the patch and redid make net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.o size net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.o
So I believe the numbers should be correct, but I'm not at home atm, so I can't verify right now. I won't have a chance to look at it until tomorrow, but then I'll double-check.
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