Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261366AbUKIFDd (ORCPT ); Tue, 9 Nov 2004 00:03:33 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261367AbUKIFDd (ORCPT ); Tue, 9 Nov 2004 00:03:33 -0500 Received: from cantor.suse.de ([195.135.220.2]:59306 "EHLO Cantor.suse.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261366AbUKIFDb (ORCPT ); Tue, 9 Nov 2004 00:03:31 -0500 Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 06:01:07 +0100 From: Andi Kleen To: Adrian Bunk Cc: Andi Kleen , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Use -ffreestanding? Message-ID: <20041109050107.GA5328@wotan.suse.de> References: <20041107142445.GH14308@stusta.de> <20041108134448.GA2456@wotan.suse.de> <20041108153436.GB9783@stusta.de> <20041108161935.GC2456@wotan.suse.de> <20041108163101.GA13234@stusta.de> <20041108175120.GB27525@wotan.suse.de> <20041108183449.GC15077@stusta.de> <20041108190130.GA2564@wotan.suse.de> <20041108233806.GM15077@stusta.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20041108233806.GM15077@stusta.de> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 510 Lines: 13 > Why doesn't the kernel use -ffreestanding which should prevent all such > problems? Because we want most of these optimizations. Also with -ffreestanding you would need to supply the out of line string functions anyways because gcc wouldn't inline them. -Andi - 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/