Re: [patch] i386: use C code for current_thread_info()

[Jan Engelhardt]

>
>Using C code for current_thread_info() lets the compiler optimize it.
>With gcc 4.0.2, kernel is smaller:
>
>    text           data     bss     dec     hex filename
> 3645212         555556  312024 4512792  44dc18 2.6.17-rc6-nb-post/vmlinux
> 3647276         555556  312024 4514856  44e428 2.6.17-rc6-nb/vmlinux
> -------
>   -2064
>

If possible, can you or someone post the results for x86_64?



Jan Engelhardt
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