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SubjectRe: using gcc built-ins for bitops?


On Thu, 24 Jun 2004, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
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> It's actually fine; the architecture first needs to include this file and
> there it can use the proper ifdefs; the functions themselves don't matter,
> only when they can be used, and the arch still controls that.

And my argument is: what the hell does this _buy_ us, except for extra
complexity, and even more code dependence on different versions of gcc.

I don't want the extra code-paths and magic #ifdef's unless there's a
clear improvement somewhere. And quite frankly, I don't see that being the
case for something like ffs.

Linus
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