The enablement of -fprefetch-loop-arrays by default at -O3 has caused excessive code-size and compile-time growth for Polyhedron and SPEC CPU 2006.
http://gcc.opensuse.org/SPEC/CFP/sb-barbella.suse.de-head-64-2006/times.html http://gcc.opensuse.org/SPEC/CFP/sb-barbella.suse.de-head-64-2006/size.html -- Summary: [4.6 Regression] Excessive code-size growth at -O3 Product: gcc Version: 4.6.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Keywords: compile-time-hog Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: tree-optimization AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: rguenth at gcc dot gnu dot org GCC target triplet: x86_64-*-* http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=44688