In message <Pine.SUN.3.91-941213.961110162438.23025B-100000@dust0.dur.ac.uk> you wrote:

>   Here's a side by side comparison of the two systems.
> 
> 					   Arm7/40       SA110/200
> 
> Dhrystone 2 without register variables    36206.4 lps   274423.3 lps
> Dhrystone 2 using register variables      36093.8 lps   284374.2 lps

As an aside: This shows up how poor gcc is. Acorn Cv5 produces a
Dhrystone 2 that gives 41300 lps on an ARM 610/33. Should give about 55k
on an ARM 710??

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