Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 05 Sep 2000 14:14:30 +0300 | From | Petko Manolov <> | Subject | Re: [patch] string-486.h modified |
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Jamie Lokier wrote: > > Petko Manolov wrote: > > I don't see the point of string-486.c - string-486.h is a replacement > > of string.h for i[45]86 machines so let stay in include directory. > > The point is it may run faster due to better i-cache usage. Remember > also that 486 machines don't have much memory, so the gain from reducing > kernel size is more significant. (Less paging etc.)
Agreed.
> You'd still want string-486.h to _call_ the larger routines in > string-486.c, using FASTCALL or your choice of alternate registers.
I am not very sure if Linus will like the idea.
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