http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=55354
--- Comment #2 from Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov at google dot com> 2012-11-16 17:20:43 UTC --- > Not much better performance. Sole -fPIE vs -fPIC gives us 20% speedup on real programs. Indirect call will add another 10%.