[Libre-soc-bugs] [Bug 849] binutils: parse macros in SVP64 and refactor code

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https://bugs.libre-soc.org/show_bug.cgi?id=849

--- Comment #13 from Jacob Lifshay <programmerjake at gmail.com> ---
(In reply to Jacob Lifshay from comment #12)
> that reason is no longer valid: the amount of time and memory used by
> assemblers is a very small fraction of what a standard compiler uses, i'd
> expect >99% of the runtime is used for optimizations rather than in the
> assembler. increasing the time it would take to assemble all of chromium
> (1GB of binary with debug info) by 1/10 of a second is an acceptable
> tradeoff for increased clarity imho.

that's at the proportion compared to total compile time that you deciding to
light a candle in your room probably has a bigger effect due to decreased clock
speeds from higher temperatures than having longer mnemonics would.

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