[patch] i386.c string alignment - no alignment for < 32 bytes, else to 32 bytes

[John Wehle]

> Let's take the second case first.  Applying this rule to *all* 32-byte
> strings is trading off a trivial amount of optimization for memory.
> These constants are not dynamically allocated objects, they are static
> constants rarely used.

It depends on the application.

> It is just wasted space.

-Os says to favor space for time.

-- John
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