linux-kernel - Re: Want comments regarding patch

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Message-Id: <1167478945.20929.442.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org>
Date:	Sat, 30 Dec 2006 12:42:24 +0100
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
To:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>
Cc:	Bodo Eggert <7eggert@....de>,
	Daniel Marjamäki <daniel.marjamaki@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Want comments regarding patch


> 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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