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  1. From: daryl@hpcuhe.cup.hp.com (Daryl Odnert)
  2. Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 21:45:46 GMT
  3. Subject: Code Repositioning on MIPS Systems?
  4. Message-ID: <32580130@hpcuhe.cup.hp.com>
  5. Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
  6. Path: sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!hpscdc!hplextra!hpcc05!hpcuhb!hpcuhe!daryl
  7. Newsgroups: comp.arch
  8. Lines: 12
  9.  
  10. Could someone please send me or post a high level description of
  11. the profile-based optimization capabilities of the MIPS compilers/linker.
  12.  
  13. For example, I believe the MIPS system can support code repositioning
  14. based on application profile measurements to reduce I-cache misses
  15. and branch penalties.  Can someone verify this?  Any pointers to
  16. published documentation on these optimizations would also be appreciated.
  17.  
  18. Thanks,
  19. Daryl Odnert     daryl@cup.hp.com
  20. Hewlett-Packard
  21. California Language Lab
  22.