True words. I'd say "the fastest" is a side effect of "allowing one to tune their systems to their utmost liking." -march=native, throw away unused bits and pi

True words. I'd say "the fastest" is a side effect of "allowing one to tune their systems to their utmost liking." -march=native, throw away unused bits and pieces, integrate modules into the kernel, replace bits and pieces with faster -- if more limited -- bits and pieces. And so on.