From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Sam Ravnborg Subject: Re: eliminate -pipe from kernel compile Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 02:38:29 +0200 Message-ID: <20090513003829.GA13155@uranus.ravnborg.org> References: <20090511015831.GB15777@luminet.net> <10f740e80905102302gbed0737y61c31900564ca704@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <10f740e80905102302gbed0737y61c31900564ca704@mail.gmail.com> Sender: linux-kbuild-owner@vger.kernel.org To: Geert Uytterhoeven Cc: lancetag@luminet.net, linux-m68k@vger.kernel.org, linux-kbuild@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-m68k@vger.kernel.org On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 08:02:16AM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > Added linux-kbuild >=20 > On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 03:58, Lance Tagliapietra wrote: > > I was noticing that kernel compiling is set up to have gcc pipe dat= a from one pass to another, instead of using > > temporary files. =A0On a memory constrained environment, this may n= ot be the best idea (or at least I'd like to > > explore that idea). =A0Instead 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. =A0I'm afraid I'm > > still missing something. =A0I'm still observing the assembler being= loaded. 1) How did you "pulling out the -pipe from the compiler flag list"? Please show this as a patch. 2) Did you verify that -pipe was used before and no more after your changes? Hint - use "make V=3D1" to see all command line options to gcc Sam -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kbuild"= in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html