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diff --git a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi index 9ab031e..20be9b7 100644 --- a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi +++ b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi @@ -22846,16 +22846,16 @@ more efficient. The default behavior is to use atomic updates. @item -mdual-nops @itemx -mdual-nops=@var{n} @opindex mdual-nops -By default, GCC inserts nops to increase dual issue when it expects +By default, GCC inserts NOPs to increase dual issue when it expects it to increase performance. @var{n} can be a value from 0 to 10. A -smaller @var{n} inserts fewer nops. 10 is the default, 0 is the +smaller @var{n} inserts fewer NOPs. 10 is the default, 0 is the same as @option{-mno-dual-nops}. Disabled with @option{-Os}. @item -mhint-max-nops=@var{n} @opindex mhint-max-nops -Maximum number of nops to insert for a branch hint. A branch hint must +Maximum number of NOPs to insert for a branch hint. A branch hint must be at least 8 instructions away from the branch it is affecting. GCC -inserts up to @var{n} nops to enforce this, otherwise it does not +inserts up to @var{n} NOPs to enforce this, otherwise it does not generate the branch hint. @item -mhint-max-distance=@var{n} @@ -24640,7 +24640,7 @@ automatically patching and out calls. @itemx -mno-nop-mcount @opindex mnop-mcount If profiling is active (@option{-pg}), generate the calls to -the profiling functions as nops. This is useful when they +the profiling functions as NOPs. This is useful when they should be patched in later dynamically. This is likely only useful together with @option{-mrecord-mcount}. |