I can really recommend gcc.godbolt.org if you want to see what compilers does with stuff, actually.
On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 4:13 PM, Per Hedbor <p...@hedbor.org> wrote: > Also, somewhat related the "speeds up short path" you just commited > actually most likely does not. :) > > Check the generated code, it's surprisingly similar for both before and after. > > http://goo.gl/XIPWyu > > The inner loop is the same length, the only difference is the > registers used, and the overall function size differs by 2 > instructions, one of which is in the error handling that is rather > unlikely to be triggered. > > Again, the C compiler is good at obvious optimizations, so most of the > time I go for the most easily readable verision of the code. > > This change is otherwise fine, I guess, but the commit message is misleading.
