RE: setting loop buffer size in the gcc (aarch64)

We have a restriction in x86_64 targets on the no of memory references inside a loop that can be held in a loop buffer and take advantage of it. The patch is trying to find the unroll count, that would still satisfy number of memory references after unrolling and can be held in a loop buffer R

RE: [Weekly] 26-30 May 2014

Hi Michael, I am looking into this bug (card 418). Yes this does not occur with LRA. However we want to fix it since it is in gcc 4.8 and people are using it. I discussed with Maxim and having a conservative patch to test and check with GCC community. Regards, Venkat. -Original Message-

RE: New -fstack-protector-strong flag

Hi, This support is currently in trunk and not in gcc 4.8 It will be going to gcc4.9 and will be there when Linaro branches to 4.9. I tested a patch and it worked Ref: http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2014-03/msg00975.html Regards, Venkat. From: linaro-toolchain-boun...@lists.linaro.org [ma

RE: building gcc-linaro for AArch64

Hi Michael, I found one but might need some updates. https://wiki.linaro.org/WorkingGroups/ToolChain/BuildingGNUToolchains regards, Venkat. -Original Message- From: linaro-toolchain-boun...@lists.linaro.org [mailto:linaro-toolchain-boun...@lists.linaro.org] On Behalf Of Michael Hudson

RE: [ACTIVITY] 4-8 Feb 2013

Hi Andrew, I have not started on this task yet. As you know the backpack ground for this task is http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=54742 ( Coremark bench) Thank you for the pointers and people who I can contact. I will take a look and get back to you on the jump threading via VRP.