* Ted Unangst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-06-06 16:05]: > On 6/6/08, Jordi Beltran Creix <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Then what is the meaning of this comment in the kernel's memcpy? > > A few kbs don't matter, yet a dozen bytes do? > > > > > /* > > > * This is designed to be small, not fast. > > > */ > > That comment comes from a time when memory cost ten bucks a byte. We > don't necessarily keep all the comments up to date with the current > market prices, though, figuring anybody reading kernel comments is > moderately rational. Apparently not.
there's also a difference between code that is actually being used versus dead code. keeping code in use small helps the caches. having unused code doesn't really hurt after boot. -- Henning Brauer, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] BS Web Services, http://bsws.de Full-Service ISP - Secure Hosting, Mail and DNS Services Dedicated Servers, Rootservers, Application Hosting - Hamburg & Amsterdam
