On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 17:37:35 +1100 Rusty Russell wrote: > On Tue, 2007-03-13 at 00:56 +0100, Andi Kleen wrote: > > On Tue, Mar 13, 2007 at 10:18:03AM +1100, Rusty Russell wrote: > > > OK, this confused me: > > > > > > Function reordering (REORDER) [N/y/?] (NEW) ? > > > > > > This option enables the toolchain to reorder functions for a more > > > optimal TLB usage. If you have pretty much any version of > > > binutils, > > > this can increase your kernel build time by roughly one minute. > > > > > > "If you have pretty much any version of binutils"? Huh? > > > > > > You mean "This will slow your kernel build by about a minute"? > > > > Yes. Lots of sections seem to trigger some quadratic behaviour in ld. > > > > It might be fixed in some unreleased CVS version though (not 100% sure) > > > > -Andi > > OK, well here is a patch for the moment. > > == > Clarify CONFIG_REORDER explanation > > if (1 && X) => if (X). > > Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > diff -r de5618b5e562 arch/x86_64/Kconfig > --- a/arch/x86_64/Kconfig Tue Mar 13 11:41:55 2007 +1100 > +++ b/arch/x86_64/Kconfig Tue Mar 13 17:27:05 2007 +1100 > @@ -632,8 +632,8 @@ config REORDER > default n > help > This option enables the toolchain to reorder functions for a more > - optimal TLB usage. If you have pretty much any version of binutils, > - this can increase your kernel build time by roughly one minute. > + optimal TLB usage. This will slow your kernel build by > + roughly one minute.
Please consistently use <tab><space><space> for help text. Yes, it was already mucked up. > config K8_NB > def_bool y --- ~Randy *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
