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Re: [PATCH GIT 0.6] make use of register variables & size_t

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PEPekka Enberg <penberg@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 25, 2005, 13:07 UTC
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Hi,
On 4/25/05, Petr Baudis <pasky@ucw.cz> wrote:
> Honestly, I don't think using the register keyword helps anything but to
> make the code less readable.

Indeed. The use of 'register' keyword blindly can actually make the generated code _worse_ as it taking away one register from the compiler's register allocator.

                        Pekka
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  1. make use of register variables & size_tMatthias-Christian Ott, Apr 25, 2005
  2. Rene RebeApr 25, 2005
  3. Matthias-Christian OttApr 25, 2005
  4. Matthias-Christian OttApr 25, 2005
  5. David A. WheelerApr 25, 2005
  6. Petr BaudisApr 25, 2005
  7. Pekka EnbergApr 25, 2005
  8. Linus TorvaldsApr 25, 2005
  9. Matthias-Christian OttApr 25, 2005
  10. Jan-Benedict GlawApr 25, 2005
  11. Thomas GlanzmannApr 25, 2005
  12. Jan-Benedict GlawApr 25, 2005
  13. Matthias-Christian OttApr 25, 2005
  14. valdis.kletnieks@vt.eduApr 25, 2005
  15. Linus TorvaldsApr 25, 2005
  16. Matthias-Christian OttApr 25, 2005
  17. Linus TorvaldsApr 25, 2005
  18. Arjan van de VenApr 25, 2005
  19. valdis.kletnieks@vt.eduApr 25, 2005
  20. Brian O'MahoneyApr 25, 2005
  21. Dmitry TorokhovApr 25, 2005

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