Re: faster strcpy()

kwrohrer@enteract.com
Sun, 26 Apr 1998 21:37:26 -0500 (CDT)


And lo, Michael O'Reilly saith unto me:

> > >
> > > This is ~ 1.5 * num_of_bytes + const
> > >
> >
> > Bull this is 6 times the number of words as stated, not 1.5 times
> > anything.
>
> And each word is 4 bytes, so you're taking 6 clocks per word + const,
> or 1.5 clocks per byte + const.
>
> > > So this strlen + move is ~11.5 * num_of_bytes whereas the strcopy is
> > > ~16 * num_of_bytes
> >
> > Wrong.
>
> Have you actually tried benchmarking this? It's kinda hard to argue
> with the facts.
As the Vorlons say, "Understanding is a 3-edged sword." Your Intel,
their Intel, and the clones and non-clones somewhere in the middle.

Keith (a486-3x33, libc5, strlen+move faster than strcpy)

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