Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Subject | Re: Want comments regarding patch | From | Arjan van de Ven <> | Date | Sat, 30 Dec 2006 12:42:24 +0100 |
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> Yeah I don't do assembler soo often that I would know everything from heart. > All your comments are valid of course. I just wanted to point out the idea. > (However, if it's not repz, then it's repnz! :-)
it's better to use a gcc builtin than handcoding the asm yourself; better for performance at least.... (gcc will pick the best code for the cpu you picked, and yes this changes every generation or so)
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