Re: [PATCH V2 1/3] lib: introduce some memory copy macros and functions

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Wed Sep 08 2010 - 08:19:38 EST



> According to the data, the length of the most copies is >=128.

Thanks for the data. Large is easier to optimize than small, that's good.

Could you also measure how many memsets need the backwards copy?
(should be easy to add)

If the number is small that needs backwards then the easiest fix
would be to simply call the normal memcpy in the forward case.

That is for backward could also use a string instruction copy
of course, just have to set the direction flag.

That would be a very small code change.

-Andi


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