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Re: Patch (x86): PR 18019 (again)


On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 03:33:33PM -0700, Dale Johannesen wrote:
> - Adds a ? to case 3, as we prefer q to r for source when available.

I don't see that this is a win.  It's *not* more expensive to use
movl between registers, or to load constants.  We're very VERY 
pressed for room down in ... well, everywhere; we don't want to
increase that unnecessarily.

> - Adjusts the "type" computation so case 5 (?r, m) always uses movzbl.  

This part is ok.


r~


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