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SubjectRE: [PATCH] add slice by 8 algorithm to crc32.c
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: George Spelvin [mailto:linux@horizon.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 5:52 AM
> To: joakim.tjernlund@transmode.se; linux@horizon.com
> Cc: akpm@linux-foundation.org; fzago@systemfabricworks.com; linux-
> kernel@vger.kernel.org; rpearson@systemfabricworks.com
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] add slice by 8 algorithm to crc32.c
>
> > I prefer to keep the current code which (at the time) generated good
code
> > for at least ppc:
> > /* Align it */
> > if (unlikely((long)buf & 3 && len)) {
> > do {
> > DO_CRC(*buf++);
> > } while ((--len) && ((long)buf)&3);
> > }
>
> Ah, I was looking at fzago's initial patch; I hadn't realized you'd
> tweaked it. That's pretty much what I was talking about.

Frank actually deserves none of the 'blame' for this effort. He is much more
experienced in sending in patches to linux-kernel than I am and helped me to
prepare and send the first version of the patch.

>
> Would
> if (unlikely((long)buf & 3) && len) {
>
> give the compiler better hints? len != 0 is awfully
> likely, actually.



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