> > I think all these benefits are the gcc's __builtin_memset optimization > > than the explicit call to memset. > > ... or from complex memset() implementation (some chips even didn't do > `rep' fast enough somehow). Maybe code like below will be acceptable for > both optimizers and maintainers?
we should just alias our memset to the __builtin one, and then provide a generic one from lib/ for the cases gcc needs to do a fallback. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
