> Don't forget that, in non-x86 land, current tends to be just kept in a
> register. No computations required. Certainly passing it around on,
> e.g. mips is a clear loss.
current is stored in a register (esp) in x86, too. This is why I
cautioned that looking up current was cheap -- I think every sane arch
stores current in some fast access way. That's why it is a macro -- it
is assembly code to quickly snag the address.
So is passing current still worth it?
Robert Love
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