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SubjectRe: sundance DFE-580TX DL10050B patch
On Mon, Mar 17, 2003 at 06:40:36PM +0100, Philippe De Muyter wrote:
> Dave Jones wrote :
> > On Mon, Mar 17, 2003 at 02:56:09PM +0100, Philippe De Muyter wrote:
> >
> > > + writew((dev->dev_addr[i + 1] << 8) + dev->dev_addr[i],
> >
> > Don't you want to OR those together instead of add them ?
> >
> > Dave
> >
> You're right.

No.

Adding and or'ing are exactly equivalent for the above case, where you
shift an 8-bit value left 8 bits, then add it to another 8-bit value.

The final answer may be obtained from examining the compiler's assembly
output, and see which combination ('or' or 'add') produces the best
code.

Jeff



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