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.

