Re: memset as memzero

Bernd Eckenfels
2007-09-22T19:25:18Z

In article <20070922124659.741cca42@laptopd505.fenrus.org> you wrote:
> it doesn't add value.... memset with a constant 0 is just as fast
> (since the compiler knows it's 0) than any wrapper around it, and the
> syntax around it is otherwise the same.

it would however allow easier changing if you need to add a page cleaning
system (for example new architecture which has support for it). On the other
hand, is memset used for anything else than zero filling or redzone
"filling"?

Gruss
Bernd