Mohamed Bamakhrama wrote: > Hi all, > I have a question regarding the average number of assembly > instructions per line of kernel code. I know that this is a difficult > question since it depends on many factors such as the instruction set > architecture, compiler used, optimizations used, type of code, coding > style, etc... > I would like to know a rough estimate for such a quantity for the > kernel 2.4/2.6 code running on MIPS32 architecture compiled using GCC. > My estimate is between 5-10 instructions. I googled for such a thing > but couldn't find any useful papers/resources. > I don't understand what use this metric is. For starters, not all lines are created equal. Not all lines contain code, not all lines with code produce output (hint: dead code). Not all lines contain a single statement, etc.... Tom
