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From: Matthew Wilcox <matthew@wil.cx>
To: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
Cc: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>,
	Kristen Accardi <kristen.c.accardi@intel.com>,
	linux-pci@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	rajesh.shah@intel.com, akpm@osdl.org, torvalds@osdl.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] 6700/6702PXH quirk
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 09:50:13 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050806085013.GA17747@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20050806033455.GA23679@havoc.gtf.org>

On Fri, Aug 05, 2005 at 11:34:55PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> FWIW, compilers generate AWFUL code for bitfields.  Bitfields are
> really tough to do optimally, whereas bit flags ["unsigned int flags &
> bitmask"] are the familiar ints and longs that the compiler is well
> tuned to optimize.

I'm sure the GCC developers would appreciate a good bug report with a
test-case that generates worse code.  If you don't want to mess with their
bug tracking system, just send me a test case and I'll add it for you.

-- 
"Next the statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon 
the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those
conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse
to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince 
himself that the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep 
he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception." -- Mark Twain

  reply	other threads:[~2005-08-06  8:47 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-08-05 16:27 [PATCH] 6700/6702PXH quirk Kristen Accardi
2005-08-05 17:12 ` Bjorn Helgaas
2005-08-05 17:20   ` Kristen Accardi
2005-08-05 18:35 ` Greg KH
2005-08-05 19:10   ` Kristen Accardi
2005-08-05 22:05   ` Kristen Accardi
2005-08-05 22:26     ` Andrew Morton
2005-08-05 22:40       ` Kristen Accardi
2005-08-05 22:51         ` Andrew Morton
2005-08-05 22:57     ` Greg KH
2005-08-06  3:34       ` Jeff Garzik
2005-08-06  8:50         ` Matthew Wilcox [this message]
2005-08-06 15:57           ` Jeff Garzik
2005-08-07 15:46             ` Denis Vlasenko
2005-08-08 17:42         ` Zach Brown
2005-08-08 17:45           ` David S. Miller
2005-08-08 17:53             ` Zach Brown
2005-08-05 22:50   ` Jeff Garzik
2005-08-05 23:51     ` Kristen Accardi
2005-08-08 16:36       ` Bjorn Helgaas
2005-08-08 17:57         ` Kristen Accardi

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