gcc原文网址:https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-3.4.6/gcc/Optimize-Options.html#Optimize-Options
-O
-O1
Optimize. Optimizing compilation takes somewhat more time, and a lot more memory for a large function.
With -O, the compiler tries to reduce code size and execution time, without performing any optimizations that take a great deal of compilation time.
-O turns on the following optimization flags:
-fdefer-pop -fmerge-constants -fthread-jumps -floop-optimize -fif-conversion -fif-conversion2 -fdelayed-branch -fguess-branch-probability -fcprop-registers
-O also turns on -fomit-frame-pointer on machines where doing so does not interfere with debugging.
-O2
Optimize even more. GCC performs nearly all supported optimizations that do not involve a space-speed tradeoff. The compiler does not perform loop unrolling or function inlining when you specify
-O2. As compared to
-O, this option increases both compilation time and the performance of the generated code.
-O2 turns on all optimization flags specified by -O. It also turns on the following optimization flags:
-fforce-mem -foptimize-sibling-calls -fstrength-reduce -fcse-follow-jumps -fcse-skip-blocks -frerun-cse-after-loop -frerun-loop-opt -fgcse -fgcse-lm -fgcse-sm -fgcse-las -fdelete-null-pointer-checks -fexpensive-optimizations -fregmove -fschedule-insns -fschedule-insns2 -fsched-interblock -fsched-spec -fcaller-saves -fpeephole2 -freorder-blocks -freorder-functions -fstrict-aliasing -funit-at-a-time -falign-functions -falign-jumps -falign-loops -falign-labels -fcrossjumping
Please note the warning under -fgcse about invoking -O2 on programs that use computed gotos.
-O3
Optimize yet more.
-O3 turns on all optimizations specified by
-O2 and also turns on the
-finline-functions,
-fweb,
-frename-registers and
-funswitch-loops options.
-O0
Do not optimize. This is the default.
-Os
Optimize for size.
-Os enables all
-O2 optimizations that do not typically increase code size. It also performs further optimizations designed to reduce code size.
-Os disables the following optimization flags:
-falign-functions -falign-jumps -falign-loops -falign-labels -freorder-blocks -fprefetch-loop-arrays
If you use multiple -O options, with or without level numbers, the last such option is the one that is effective.