Ian Holsman wrote: > > Bill Stoddard wrote: > > While trying to create a simple testcase demonstrating a bug in the xlc > > compiler, I did a little experiment. Here is a code snip from core.c: > > > > I'm just wondering if there is any kind of measureable performance > benefit in keeping these as a macro vs putting them in a function > (possibly inline if the compiler can support it).
certainly inline would be preferred over "true" function calls, as far as performance is concerned, but using macro-sub means that you don't have to worry about how/if the compiler/platform handles functions at all. -- =========================================================================== Jim Jagielski [|] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [|] http://www.jaguNET.com/ "A society that will trade a little liberty for a little order will lose both and deserve neither" - T.Jefferson
