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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2] x86: Alias memset to __builtin_memset.
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On Tue, 2020-03-24 at 15:07 +0100, Clement Courbet wrote:
> Recent compilers know the meaning of builtins (`memset`,
> `memcpy`, ...) and can replace calls by inline code when
> deemed better. For example, `memset(p, 0, 4)` will be lowered
> to a four-byte zero store.
>
> When using -ffreestanding (this is the case e.g. building on
> clang), these optimizations are disabled. This means that **all**
> memsets, including those with small, constant sizes, will result
> in an actual call to memset.
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> In terms of code size, this grows the clang-built kernel a
> bit (+0.022%):
> 440285512 vmlinux.clang.after
> 440383608 vmlinux.clang.before

This shows the kernel getting smaller not larger.
Is this still reversed or is this correct?


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