Re: passing args in regs speed (was:something else)

[Andrea Arcangeli]

On Mon, 6 Jul 1998, Marc Lehmann wrote:

>(hehehe, we could use mmx registers..)

I don' t think this is very simple, and probably having to handle the FPU
regs it will be not more efficient than saving parameters on the stack. 

>> - Why kernel doesn't use register parameters?? It would be
>>   ideal since it wouldn't break compatibility!
>
>somebody once tried it, you might find sth. in the linux-kernel
>archives.

I am reopening the whole issue.. maybe I will get flames ;-).

Andrea[s] Arcangeli