Ubuntu To Revert "-O3" Optimizations, Continues Quest For Easier ARM64 Installations (www.phoronix.com)
from KarnaSubarna@lemmy.ml to linux@lemmy.ml on 07 Mar 20:46
https://lemmy.ml/post/26864495

“some workloads saw improvements, overall system performance slightly declined, and binary sizes increased.” So -O3 isn’t paying off in the Ubuntu packaging world for now and will be reverted soon.

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GustavoM@lemmy.world on 07 Mar 22:15 next collapse

Here is me (still) hoping for arm64 to become mainstream just like x86_64.

t. I’m typing this on my orange pi 5 max. And the gap between this pc and a “typical” x86_64 one is almost nonexistant.

JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world on 08 Mar 00:08 next collapse

Translation for those not completely up to speed with the stakes of all this?

BlueSquid0741@lemmy.sdf.org on 08 Mar 00:10 next collapse

What processor are you considering a typical x86_64, and also what is your use case?

GustavoM@lemmy.world on 08 Mar 00:15 collapse

“Typical” implies “standard”, so a low to mid end rig. Which also means (presumably) a "standard’ use case i.e what any “typical” user does – search for something on the internet, see funny videos and post on online communities such as facebook or similars. And before you say “define a typical user” – a user that has a very basic understanding on how to interact with a computer and use it properly. So… even “your mom” fits this criteria.

BlueSquid0741@lemmy.sdf.org on 08 Mar 03:45 collapse

I was asking about you, because you made the comparison.

GustavoM@lemmy.world on 08 Mar 14:22 collapse

I don’t make up stuff, but rely on facts and logic instead. :^)

easily3667@lemmus.org on 08 Mar 16:04 next collapse

Oof guy if you ever have to use the phrase “I…rely on facts and logic” with a passive aggressive smilie on the end you’ve already lost. I don’t even think there was an argument, but you still lost.

BlueSquid0741@lemmy.sdf.org on 08 Mar 20:42 collapse

I didn’t think you made stuff up. I thought you were making an interesting point at first (why I asked for more detail), but then you rambled on vaguely and didn’t answer my question at all.

I’ll go look into ARM somewhere else.

sleep_deprived@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 08 Mar 01:05 next collapse

I’d really rather we skip over ARM and head straight for RISC V. ARM is a step in the right direction though.

baronvonj@lemmy.world on 08 Mar 04:01 collapse
Kanedias@lemmy.ml on 08 Mar 07:38 next collapse

Arm is an awful platform. Linux support across vendors is horrible, all GPU drivers are closed, bootloaders are locked, acpi is barely supported. Please no.

lime@feddit.nu on 08 Mar 08:31 collapse

you’re listing things that will be fixed.

easily3667@lemmus.org on 08 Mar 16:02 collapse

Sure in 10 years

lime@feddit.nu on 08 Mar 22:38 collapse

great!

lengau@midwest.social on 08 Mar 15:49 collapse

I’d much rather see RISC-V take over.

merthyr1831@lemmy.ml on 08 Mar 16:57 collapse

It’s gonna happen I think.

Desktop ARM is great but it’s still locked behind like 2 vendors (Snapdragon and Apple) and has hardware more locked down than x86.

x86 is, well, x86.

RISC-V might be slower right now but China’s mega investment is going to force others to rush into the ISA to try and beat them to market. Give it 5 years and we’re gonna see a totally different landscape to now.

scratchandgame@lemmy.ml on 14 Mar 11:06 collapse

Great! I would like to use -O0 or -O1 on my distro…