Messages in this thread |  | | | From | nathan.zook@amd ... | | Subject | RE: Kernel bugs found using inspect tool | | Date | Wed, 23 Feb 2000 10:19:11 -0600 |
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Peter T. Breuer [mailto:ptb@it.uc3m.es] > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 8:24 AM > To: almesber@lrc.di.epfl.ch > Cc: linux kernel > Subject: Re: Kernel bugs found using inspect tool
> But there are plenty of places in the kernel code where people write > if ((a == b) || (c == d) || (e < f)) ... It drives me batty, but Linus > does not seem to mind. >
With out-of-order execution, note that if((a == b) | (c == d) | (e < f)) runs faster if c, d, e, and f have no side effects--and the parens ARE required. Nathan
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