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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 01/10] tcg: Split out swap_commutative as a subr


From: Richard Henderson
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 01/10] tcg: Split out swap_commutative as a subroutine
Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2012 08:23:27 -0700
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On 10/09/2012 08:13 AM, Aurelien Jarno wrote:
>> > It also prefers
>> > 
>> >   add r, r, c
>> > over
>> >   add r, c, r
>> > 
>> > when both inputs are known constants.  This doesn't matter for true add, as
>> > we will fully constant fold that.  But it matters for a follow-on patch 
>> > using
>> > this routine for add2 which may not be fully foldable.
...
> Does this sum += and -= actually generates better code than the previous
> one? It's not something obvious to read (fortunately there is the
> comment for helping), so if it doesn't bring any optimization, it's
> better to keep the previous form.

Yes.  See the comment within the log above.


r~




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