From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Lance Tagliapietra Subject: eliminate -pipe from kernel compile Date: Sun, 10 May 2009 20:58:33 -0500 Message-ID: <20090511015831.GB15777@luminet.net> Reply-To: lancetag@luminet.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from spamtitan.hbci.com ([206.230.105.6]:56079 "EHLO spamtitan.hbci.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753237AbZEKCT0 (ORCPT ); Sun, 10 May 2009 22:19:26 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by spamtitan.hbci.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1341EA192EB for ; Sun, 10 May 2009 21:19:27 -0500 (CDT) Received: from mail.hbci.com (ultra.hbci.com [206.230.105.5]) by spamtitan.hbci.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90D7DA192B4 for ; Sun, 10 May 2009 21:19:25 -0500 (CDT) Received: from tag1amiga.luminet.net (unknown [64.213.220.3]) by mail.hbci.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 853982780C8 for ; Sun, 10 May 2009 21:19:26 -0500 (CDT) Received: from lancetag by tag1amiga.luminet.net with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1M3Kmv-0004AS-00 for ; Sun, 10 May 2009 20:58:41 -0500 Content-Disposition: inline Sender: linux-m68k-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-m68k@vger.kernel.org To: linux-m68k@vger.kernel.org Hello, I was noticing that kernel compiling is set up to have gcc pipe data from one pass to another, instead of using temporary files. On a memory constrained environment, this may not be the best idea (or at least I'd like to explore that idea). Instead of loading the assember, and having immediately being swapped out while the cc1 pass runs, it may make more sense to have the temp files being written, instead of the swap in and out, when compiling the various objects of the kernel. So, simply pulling out the -pipe from the compiler flag list didn't see to have the desired effect. I'm afraid I'm still missing something. I'm still observing the assembler being loaded. Thoughts? Thanks, --Lance