Messages in this thread | | | From | "Bodo Eggert <>" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH GIT 0.6] make use of register variables & size_t | Date | Mon, 25 Apr 2005 19:36:36 +0200 |
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Matthias-Christian Ott <matthias.christian@tiscali.de> wrote:
> The "git" didn't try store small variables, which aren't referenced, in > the processor registers. It also didn't use the size_t type. I corrected > a C++ style comment too.
I have compared functions using 'register' against functions not doing that. Not using register allowed better optimization on my x86. -- The most dangerous thing in the world is a second lieutenant with a map and a compass.
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