Star GCC Hacks in the Linux Kernel
Linked by Amjith Ramanujam on Fri 21st Nov 2008 03:38 UTC
General Development 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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RE[3]: Comment by Yamin
by theosib on Fri 21st Nov 2008 13:45 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: Comment by Yamin"
theosib
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2006-03-02

Maybe it's in there in order to generate a warning.

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RE[4]: Comment by Yamin
by drahca on Fri 21st Nov 2008 13:54 in reply to "RE[3]: Comment by Yamin"
drahca Member since:
2006-02-23

Ah. That would make more sense. ;) Thank you.

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