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- From: hlu@phys1.physics.wsu.edu (Hongjiu Lu)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: Shared Libraries Considered Harmful
- Message-ID: <1992Aug12.202438.19963@serval.net.wsu.edu>
- Date: 12 Aug 92 20:24:38 GMT
- References: <1992Aug12.164218.13155@crd.ge.com> <1992Aug12.182534.12667@unislc.uucp>
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- I am not sure about that. With jump table, we just added one jump for
- each function. If the libs are compiled with -O -fomit-frame-pointer,
- I don't think you will notice a thing.
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- --
- H.J.
- Gcc/libc maintainer for Linux.
- In article <1992Aug12.182534.12667@unislc.uucp>, erc@unislc.uucp (Ed Carp) writes:
- |> william E Davidsen (davidsen@ariel.crd.GE.COM) wrote:
- |>
- |> : I know Linus got some new info about libraries from my question in
- |> : comp.arch, it may be possible to get the portability of a jump table
- |> : without the performance drawbacks. Of course everyone else may be
- |> : running a 486-50 and not notice the performance hit.
- |>
- |> Yeah, right ... can you say 386SX/16? :(
- |> --
- |> Ed Carp, N7EKG erc@apple.com 801/538-0177
- |> "This is the final task I will ever give you, and it goes on forever. Act
- |> happy, feel happy, be happy, without a reason in the world. Then you can love,
- |> and do what you will." -- Dan Millman, "Way Of The Peaceful Warrior"
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