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James Larkby-Lahet wrote: |
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> Anyone know, better with respect to what? (ie faster instructions, nicer |
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> to the cache, "more" correct...) |
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It's a safe flag. I've used it for the last two or so years on x86, sparc, and |
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mips. I believe it complements -fforced-mem (which is implied by -O2, while |
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-fforce-addr isn't). At one point, -fforce-addr solved a bug in ssp until the |
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ssp maintainer implemented his own fix. |
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--Kumba |
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"Such is oft the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world: small hands |
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do them because they must, while the eyes of the great are elsewhere." --Elrond |
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