Re: [RFC: 2.6 patch] remove the CONFIG_CC_ALIGN_* options

[Benjamin LaHaise]

On Sun, Feb 12, 2006 at 06:48:02PM +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> I don't see any use case for the CONFIG_CC_ALIGN_* options:
> - they are only available if EMBEDDED
> - people using EMBEDDED will most likely also enable 
>   CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE
> - the default for -Os is to disable alignment

CONFIG_EMBEDDED should actually be spell CONFIG_ADVANCED.  Not everyone 
testing different alignments is building an embedded system targetted for 
size.  The option is just as useful in doing performance comparisons.  
Besides, is it really a maintenence load?

		-ben
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