> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 09:13:47PM +0200, Otto Moerbeek wrote:
>
> Second version of diff. This is a conservative one, i.e. it does not
> change randomization in any way. The diff achieves a speedup by:
>
> - Move from long units to short, making the test for a complete non-free
> unit more effective.
>
> - In the randomization loop, also consider whole units instead of always
> doing it bit by bit.
Got only one test report so far :-(
Tested myself on amd64, i386, loongson, vax, hppa, and alpha.
On a particular test all but the last two show a nice speedup. hppa
and alpha only show a marginal speedup.
I think this is ready to go in.
-Otto
