On Mon, 13 May 2002, Greg Stein wrote:

> Well, the *compiler* might not, but it can inline the assembler forms which
> do optimized copies (e.g. whole words at a time).

That's what loop unrolling and memory access coalescing are for.  :)

> We really cannot continue to add complexity to the codebase every time we
> want another 1% improvement. We'll end up with an unmaintainable codebase;
> it'll run wicked fast, but we won't be able to fix or improve it.

A point... and the reason I said +0 and not +1.

--Cliff

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   Cliff Woolley
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   Charlottesville, VA


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