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Re: Why you are wrong [Was: On linux kernel packaging issue]



On Monday 10 November 2003 23:56, Darren Salt wrote:
> Converting some multiplies to shifts (or shift plus some other arithmetic),
> or arranging that one of the source registers normally contains the lower
> value, can also help. (At least, on ARM...)

Gcc already does do this when appropriate (multiply by 2^x), and has been for 
as long as i can remember.

Tom

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