>Is it a bad thing to compile the kernel with -fomit-frame-pointer?

No, in fact it should give you a small (could be big, never tested it) speed
improvement.
What it will mean is that the kernel cannot perform stack back traces from the
debugger or after a panic.

Cheers,
				Mark

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