[PATCH] [11/58] x86: Support __attribute__((__cold__)) in gcc 4.3

2007-07-19 Thread Andi Kleen
gcc 4.3 supports a new __attribute__((__cold__)) to mark functions cold. Any path directly leading to a call of this function will be unlikely. And gcc will try to generate smaller code for the function itself. Please use with care. The code generation advantage isn't large and in most cases it

[PATCH] [11/58] x86: Support __attribute__((__cold__)) in gcc 4.3

2007-07-19 Thread Andi Kleen
gcc 4.3 supports a new __attribute__((__cold__)) to mark functions cold. Any path directly leading to a call of this function will be unlikely. And gcc will try to generate smaller code for the function itself. Please use with care. The code generation advantage isn't large and in most cases it