> Building with the pentium gcc (the proper 2.7.2 one) is a big help looking at
> its output. It doesnt quite generate correct code always yet according to the
> docs so I've not booted this kernel ;)
I've been building my kernel with gcc 2.7.2p using -O6 and -mpentium
since the mid 1.3.80's without a problem. I still don't see an
exceptional performance jump, although my binaries tend to be a little
smaller when I use it.