Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262541AbTIEMHv (ORCPT ); Fri, 5 Sep 2003 08:07:51 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262544AbTIEMHv (ORCPT ); Fri, 5 Sep 2003 08:07:51 -0400 Received: from 81-2-122-30.bradfords.org.uk ([81.2.122.30]:10880 "EHLO 81-2-122-30.bradfords.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262541AbTIEMHu (ORCPT ); Fri, 5 Sep 2003 08:07:50 -0400 Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 13:21:05 +0100 From: John Bradford Message-Id: <200309051221.h85CL5rV000307@81-2-122-30.bradfords.org.uk> To: clemens-dated-1063536166.2852@endorphin.org, joern@wohnheim.fh-wedel.de Subject: Re: nasm over gas? Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 706 Lines: 17 > Do some benchmarks on lots of different machines and measure the > performance of the asm and c code. If it's faster on PPro but not on > PIII or Athlon, forget about it. Presumably the asm code is tuned for a specific processor, and intended to be used only on kernels optimised for that CPU. On the other hand, unless it's translated to gas, it's more or less useless in the context of the kernel - remember the 'perl in the toolchain' discussion? John. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/