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Use march=native as default, add link to list of archs

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Sven Vermeulen 2010-08-27 22:25:07 +02:00
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- Add information on kernel module parameters
- Add information on autoloading modules and blacklisting modules
- Add blurb about "make install" in kernel installation
- Use -march=native as default example, add reference to online list
of GCC-supported architectures
** (2010-08-26) Sven Vermeulen <sven.vermeulen@siphos.be>
- Reorganize sections within "Software Management"

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<para>I'll start off with my example CFLAGS (CXXFLAGS is the
same):</para>
<programlisting>CFLAGS="-O2 -march=pentium3 -pipe"
<programlisting>CFLAGS="-O2 -march=native -pipe"
CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"</programlisting>
<para>Let's start off with the architecture selection: march. With
<varname>-march=pentium3</varname>, the compiler is asked to optimize
code for the pentium 3 architecture. Also, because I select
<varname>-march=</varname>, it will only run on pentium3 (or higher). If
you want to optimize code for a specific x86 architecture but want to be
able to run the code on any x86 architecture, use
<varname>-mcpu=</varname> instead. Since GCC 4.2, you can also use
<varname>-march=native</varname>: the compiler will then select the
architecture of the current system (your system), saving you the trouble
of finding out what your architecture is.</para>
<varname>-march=native</varname>, the compiler is asked to optimize code
for the architecture of the current system (say a pentium 3
architecture). Also, because I select <varname>-march=</varname>, it
will only run on this architecture (or architectures that are backwards
compatible with mine). If you want to optimize code for a specific
architecture but want to be able to run the code on any x86
architecture, use <varname>-mcpu=</varname> instead. You can also select
a particular architecture, like "core2" or "nocona". A full list of
supported architectures for the current GCC (make sure you are using the
current one) is available <ulink
url="http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/i386-and-x86_002d64-Options.html">online</ulink>.</para>
<para>With <varname>-O2</varname> (<emphasis>O</emphasis>ptimizations,
not zero) I ask GCC to use a list of optimization flags (-O2 is