Kernel compilation without gcc

xtemp09 · 03-18-2013, 08:37 AM

I know that Linux kernel uses some gcc hacks, but what if we suggest to developers using standard C, will they rewrite it?

It will make kernel more flexible, facilitate porting to other platforms. ICC, open64 – all of them create binaries that much faster than gcc, which seems a greedy for memory monstrous brake.

Will the developers listen to us?

allend · 03-18-2013, 08:48 AM

Well, bless me! A first time post with advice for kernel developers. Why are my nostrils filled with the whiff of troll bait?

pp:) · 03-18-2013, 10:38 AM

I know about this project's

www.linuxdna.com/ => Intel C/C++ compiler compatible

llvm.linuxfoundation.org ==> llvm compiler compatible

www.phoronix.com/llvm-clang_linux_kernel

jens · 03-18-2013, 11:11 AM

Those "gcc hacks" offer both extra optimization AND functionality.
You can't just remove them.

What about license issues?

Join the LLVM/Clang folks if you dislike GCC that much.
http://llvm.linuxfoundation.org/index.php/Main_Page

Edit: didn't see "pp"'s post before replying ...

xtemp09 · 03-18-2013, 12:42 PM

allend, your post is off-topic.

LinuxDNA is out of date.
llvm isn't icc or open64.

:'(