On Fri, 2007-08-17 at 16:50 -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > Tne network code does memset for 6 and 8 byte values, that can easily > be optimized into simple assignments without string instructions.
so... question. Why are we doing this by hand? Wouldn't gcc just generate this code in the first place (when using __builtin_memset)? I very much suspect it would (and if some version doesn't.... we really ought to get that fixed) - 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/
