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Re: Recursion Optimization
- To: Zack Weinberg <zack at bitmover dot com>
- Subject: Re: Recursion Optimization
- From: Kevin Atkinson <kevinatk at home dot com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 01:07:06 -0400
- CC: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- References: <199908161800.LAA25487@zack.bitmover.com>
Zack Weinberg wrote:
>
> where push, pop, and stack_empty are operations on some generic stack.
> By doing this, you avoid having to push "stop", the return address,
> the frame pointer, any call-saved registers, and so on. It can be a
> *huge* win in terms of stack usage.
What about speed, assuming there is enough memory?
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