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Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 21:25:04 +0200 From: Bernd Eckenfels <ecki@...a.inka.de> To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: memset as memzero In article <20070922124659.741cca42@...topd505.fenrus.org> you wrote: > it doesn't add value.... memset with a constant 0 is just as fast > (since the compiler knows it's 0) than any wrapper around it, and the > syntax around it is otherwise the same. it would however allow easier changing if you need to add a page cleaning system (for example new architecture which has support for it). On the other hand, is memset used for anything else than zero filling or redzone "filling"? Gruss Bernd - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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