Why is kernel optimized for size?

[Ulrich Drepper]

Steve Snyder wrote:
> Is there some benefit that -Os confers over -O2 beyond the sligh savings 
> in system memory use?

For the kernel, as for several other packages like OO.org, smaller is 
also faster.

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➧ Ulrich Drepper ➧ Red Hat, Inc. ➧ 444 Castro St ➧ Mountain View, CA ❖
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