Linked by Amjith Ramanujam on Fri 21st Nov 2008 03:38 UTC
The Linux kernel uses several special capabilities of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) suite. These capabilities range from giving you shortcuts and simplifications to providing the compiler with hints for optimization. Discover some of these special GCC features and learn how to use them in the Linux kernel.
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2006-05-26
And having special optimizations in the compiler is nice. But, isn't it a goal to have the OS as portable as possible to make it easier to port? Granted, GCC is readily available for most any platform, and readily enough ported to any other platform as needed, but so much for the claim of Linux using open standards, while at the same time purposely using compiler hacks that no other compiler has, making the code less portable.