Subject: Re: there _is_ a problem with gcc-3.3.3
To: Christopher SEKIYA <wileyc@rezrov.net>
From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Florian_St=F6hr?= <netbsd@wolfnode.de>
List: tech-toolchain
Date: 03/05/2004 09:41:18
On Fri, 5 Mar 2004, Christopher SEKIYA wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 04, 2004 at 09:58:16PM +0100, Matthias Drochner wrote:
>
> > on mipsel, I've found a case where gcc without options produces
> > bad code, and "gcc -O2" does well
>
> I've just updated my main sgimips box to a kernel/userland compiled with 3.3.3.
>
> After ten minutes of moderate load (compiling perl from pkgsrc), it panic()ed.
> (as the machine is at home, I can't determine the precise panic right now --
> it has a glass console).
>
> Just anecdotal evidence that might indicate that -O2 has problems as well,
>
> -- Chris
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>

I also run this version on sgimips. The panic occurst randomly during
compilation tasks for me, but a compilation is currently running ... for
12 hours non-stop. but it can also fault after only a few minutes.

Florian