The following patch shrinks symtab_node_base from 104 bytes to 88 bytes (on x86_64) by re-ordering and packing fields.
Bootstrap & regtest pending. Richard. 2012-09-27 Richard Guenther <rguent...@suse.de> * cgraph.h (symtab_node_base): Re-order and pack fields. Index: gcc/cgraph.h =================================================================== --- gcc/cgraph.h (revision 191798) +++ gcc/cgraph.h (working copy) @@ -43,14 +43,37 @@ enum symtab_type struct GTY(()) symtab_node_base { /* Type of the symbol. */ - enum symtab_type type; + ENUM_BITFIELD (symtab_type) type : 8; + + /* The symbols resolution. */ + ENUM_BITFIELD (ld_plugin_symbol_resolution) resolution : 8; + + /* Set when function has address taken. + In current implementation it imply needed flag. */ + unsigned address_taken : 1; + /* Set when variable is used from other LTRANS partition. */ + unsigned used_from_other_partition : 1; + /* Set when function is available in the other LTRANS partition. + During WPA output it is used to mark nodes that are present in + multiple partitions. */ + unsigned in_other_partition : 1; + /* Set when function is visible by other units. */ + unsigned externally_visible : 1; + /* Needed variables might become dead by optimization. This flag + forces the variable to be output even if it appears dead otherwise. */ + unsigned force_output : 1; + + /* Ordering of all symtab entries. */ + int order; + tree decl; + + /* Vectors of referring and referenced entities. */ struct ipa_ref_list ref_list; + /* Circular list of nodes in the same comdat group if non-NULL. */ symtab_node same_comdat_group; - /* Ordering of all symtab entries. */ - int order; - enum ld_plugin_symbol_resolution resolution; + /* File stream where this node is being written to. */ struct lto_file_decl_data * lto_file_data; @@ -65,21 +88,6 @@ struct GTY(()) symtab_node_base symtab_node previous_sharing_asm_name; PTR GTY ((skip)) aux; - - /* Set when function has address taken. - In current implementation it imply needed flag. */ - unsigned address_taken : 1; - /* Set when variable is used from other LTRANS partition. */ - unsigned used_from_other_partition : 1; - /* Set when function is available in the other LTRANS partition. - During WPA output it is used to mark nodes that are present in - multiple partitions. */ - unsigned in_other_partition : 1; - /* Set when function is visible by other units. */ - unsigned externally_visible : 1; - /* Needed variables might become dead by optimization. This flag - forces the variable to be output even if it appears dead otherwise. */ - unsigned force_output : 1; }; enum availability