Re: [TRIVIAL] kstrdup

Bernd Eckenfels (ecki@calista.eckenfels.6bone.ka-ip.net)
Sat, 19 Apr 2003 16:44:12 +0200

In article <1050755240.3277.3.camel@dhcp22.swansea.linux.org.uk> you wrote:
> You are arguing over a 1 instruction, probably sub 1 clock scheduling
> matter on a call which is not used on any fast or common path. If you
> shaved 1 clock off the timer handling instead you'd make a lot more
> difference..

i think he is arguing about the performance of strcpy vs. memcpy.

Is the 1 instruction longer including the inlined code for those two?

Greetings
Bernd

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