diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 90c70a6072..43163bae07 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -76,4 +76,5 @@ cm7-r0p1 = ["cortex-m/cm7-r0p1"]
 timer-queue = ["cortex-m-rtfm-macros/timer-queue"]
 
 [profile.release]
-lto = true
\ No newline at end of file
+lto = true
+codegen-units = 1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/periodic-payload.rs b/examples/periodic-payload.rs
index 3330f7f841..6a91e03063 100644
--- a/examples/periodic-payload.rs
+++ b/examples/periodic-payload.rs
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 // ## -O3
 //
 // init
-// a(bl=8000000, now=8000172, input=0)
-// a(bl=16000000, now=16000172, input=1)
+// a(bl=8000000, now=8000164, input=0)
+// a(bl=16000000, now=16000164, input=1)
 //
 // ## -Os
 //
diff --git a/examples/periodic-preemption-payload.rs b/examples/periodic-preemption-payload.rs
index 85d23ed65f..fbf367badd 100644
--- a/examples/periodic-preemption-payload.rs
+++ b/examples/periodic-preemption-payload.rs
@@ -35,16 +35,17 @@
 //
 // ## -O3
 //
-// a(bl=16000000, now=16000207, input=0)
-// b(bl=24000000, now=24000202, input=0)
-// a(bl=32000000, now=32000207, input=1)
-// b(bl=48000000, now=48000229, input=1)
-// a(bl=48000000, now=48001984, input=2)
-// a(bl=64000000, now=64000207, input=3)
-// b(bl=72000000, now=72000202, input=2)
-// a(bl=80000000, now=80000207, input=4)
-// b(bl=96000000, now=96000229, input=3)
-// a(bl=96000000, now=96001984, input=5)
+// init
+// a(bl=16000000, now=16000193, input=0)
+// b(bl=24000000, now=24000196, input=0)
+// a(bl=32000000, now=32000193, input=1)
+// b(bl=48000000, now=48000225, input=1)
+// a(bl=48000000, now=48001958, input=2)
+// a(bl=64000000, now=64000193, input=3)
+// b(bl=72000000, now=72000196, input=2)
+// a(bl=80000000, now=80000193, input=4)
+// b(bl=96000000, now=96000225, input=3)
+// a(bl=96000000, now=96001958, input=5)
 //
 // ## -Os
 //
@@ -91,13 +92,13 @@ app! {
     tasks: {
         a: {
             async_after: [a],
-            input: u32,
+            input: u16,
             resources: [ITM],
         },
 
         b: {
             async_after: [b],
-            input: u32,
+            input: u16,
             priority: 2,
             resources: [ITM],
         },
diff --git a/examples/periodic-preemption.rs b/examples/periodic-preemption.rs
index d042c19a91..a458d2bfc7 100644
--- a/examples/periodic-preemption.rs
+++ b/examples/periodic-preemption.rs
@@ -37,16 +37,16 @@
 // ## -O3
 //
 // init
-// a(bl=16000000, now=16000198)
-// b(bl=24000000, now=24000205)
-// a(bl=32000000, now=32000198)
-// b(bl=48000000, now=48000232)
-// a(bl=48000000, now=48001454)
-// a(bl=64000000, now=64000198)
-// b(bl=72000000, now=72000205)
-// a(bl=80000000, now=80000198)
-// b(bl=96000000, now=96000232)
-// a(bl=96000000, now=96001454)
+// a(bl=16000000, now=16000193)
+// b(bl=24000000, now=24000196)
+// a(bl=32000000, now=32000193)
+// b(bl=48000000, now=48000225)
+// a(bl=48000000, now=48001440)
+// a(bl=64000000, now=64000193)
+// b(bl=72000000, now=72000196)
+// a(bl=80000000, now=80000193)
+// b(bl=96000000, now=96000225)
+// a(bl=96000000, now=96001440)
 //
 // ## -Os
 //
diff --git a/examples/periodic.rs b/examples/periodic.rs
index ee30a5bab5..ff5160349f 100644
--- a/examples/periodic.rs
+++ b/examples/periodic.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 //
 // # Indices (new)
 //
-// 28 bytes .bss
+// 32 bytes .bss
 //
 // ## -Os
 //
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@
 // ## -O3
 //
 // init
-// a(bl=8000000, now=8000169)
-// a(bl=16000000, now=16000169)
+// a(bl=0, now=68)
+// a(bl=8000000, now=8000165)
+// a(bl=16000000, now=16000165)
 
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 #![deny(warnings)]