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22 years ago

Nios 1 vs Nios 2

We have an avionics lighting group in our company that is expanding into newer technology. It is only a matter of time that they will need a super low cost micro solution. I am in a group that desi...
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22 years ago

Maximum optimization can bloat code. Loop unrolling and code inlining (where it inlines functions that you didn't specifically ask it to) are favorite examples.

It may not sound like much, but when speed is far less inportant than squeezing into an on-chip 2K ROM, every byte counts.

IMHO, the default should be either -Os or whichever level of optimization turns on everything except the things that can bloat code.