Re: static binary timings (Was: Some more patches for GCC on NetBSD/VAX coming soon...)

[Anders Magnusson <ragge%ludd.ltu.se@localhost>]

Den 2016-03-30 kl. 13:34, skrev David Brownlee:
> Conclusions (albeit with simh timings)
> - having makemandb running makes timings (and the machine) pretty much useless
> - NOPAM reduced login time by 33%
> - NOPIC reduced login time by 50%
> - NOPIC reduced boot time by 25%, even allowing for fixed times such
> as kernel boot
This is actually very strange, since the generated assembler is 
basically the same.

Maybe if it's the dynamic linking itself and not PIC that is causing the 
speed penalty?

It would be interesting to test this on real iron (Johnny? :-)  to see 
the outcome.

-- Ragge