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Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 23:55:34 -0700
From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
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Willy Tarreau wrote:
> 
> Moreover, some people complain about the fact that gcc doesn't optimize
> everything because of people using loops for delays. If we provide convenient
> ways to help the user tell gcc when not to optimize, gcc could optimize
> everything possible by default.
> 

Well, again, such ways already exist.

	-hpa


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