Gcj

Sat Apr 1 00:00:00 GMT 2000

A few months ago I wrote:
> Another simple trick I'd like to see implemented looks like this...
>> In a method M, for each class C requiring initialization, have the
> compiler declare a new local called Ci. Instead of unconditional
> calls to the initialization routine, emit them as:
>> if (! Ci)
> {
> _Jv_InitClass (C);
> Ci = 1;
> }
>> The compiler will then magically eliminate redundant calls to
> _Jv_InitClass within methods via simple constant propagation. This
> shows up a lot.

I just submitted a patch to do this...
http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2000-02/msg00410.html
Once committed -O0 code will be slightly larger and slower, but -O1
will be better.
AG
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Anthony Green Cygnus Solutions
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