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From: Oliver Neukum <oliver@neukum.name>
To: robw@optonline.net, Aaron Lehmann <aaronl@vitelus.com>
Cc: Rik van Riel <riel@conectiva.com.br>,
	Matti Aarnio <matti.aarnio@zmailer.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: any chance of 2.6.0-test*?
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 00:31:24 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200301130031.24169.oliver@neukum.name> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1042413101.3162.184.camel@RobsPC.RobertWilkens.com>

Am Montag, 13. Januar 2003 00:11 schrieb Rob Wilkens:
> On Sun, 2003-01-12 at 17:52, Aaron Lehmann wrote:
> > On Sun, Jan 12, 2003 at 05:34:58PM -0500, Rob Wilkens wrote:
> > > You're wrong.  You wouldn't have to jump over them any more than you
> > > have to jump over the "goto" statement.
> >
> > The goto is a conditional jump. You propose replacing it with a
> > conditional jump past the error handling code predicated on the
> > opposite condition. Where's the improvement?
>
> The goto is absolutely not a conditional jump.  The if that precedes it
> is conditional.  The goto is not.  The if is already there.

Oh, well.
Apologies first, my assembler is rusty.

if (a == NULL)
	goto err_out;

bad compiler ->
tst $D0 ; evaluate a == NULL
bne L1 ; this is the if
bra err_out ; this is the goto
L1:

good compiler ->
tst $D0
beq err_out ; obvious optimisation

	Oliver


  reply	other threads:[~2003-01-12 23:22 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 201+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-01-10 16:10 any chance of 2.6.0-test*? William Lee Irwin III
2003-01-10 16:28 ` Dave Jones
2003-01-10 16:41   ` Zwane Mwaikambo
2003-01-10 17:08     ` Dave Jones
2003-01-10 17:19 ` Alan Cox
2003-01-10 16:40   ` Jeff Garzik
2003-01-10 17:06   ` Dave Jones
2003-01-10 17:25     ` Jeff Garzik
2003-01-10 17:29     ` Linus Torvalds
2003-01-10 18:47       ` J.A. Magallon
2003-01-10 19:37         ` Matthew D. Pitts
2003-01-10 19:51         ` Jeff Garzik
2003-01-14  1:39       ` James H. Cloos Jr.
2003-01-15 21:46         ` [PATCH][RESEND w/ reasonable Subject] alsa before oss in Kconfig James H. Cloos Jr.
2003-01-10 18:16     ` any chance of 2.6.0-test*? Alan Cox
2003-01-10 17:37   ` Jochen Friedrich
2003-01-10 17:38     ` Linus Torvalds
2003-01-12  9:27   ` Greg KH
2003-01-12 16:55     ` Alan Cox
2003-01-12 17:05     ` Linus Torvalds
2003-01-12 17:17       ` Christoph Hellwig
2003-01-12 19:15         ` Linus Torvalds
2003-01-12 19:34           ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 19:37             ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 19:53               ` Tomas Szepe
2003-01-12 20:03                 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-13 15:43                   ` Terje Eggestad
2003-01-13 15:49                     ` Jens Axboe
2003-01-13 16:25                       ` Terje Eggestad
2003-01-13 16:26                         ` Jens Axboe
2003-01-13 16:41                           ` Terje Eggestad
2003-01-13 16:43                             ` Jens Axboe
2003-01-13 17:00                               ` Zwane Mwaikambo
2003-01-13 18:48                                 ` Jens Axboe
2003-01-13 22:14                                   ` Keith Owens
2003-01-13 22:42                                     ` John Levon
2003-01-13 22:49                                   ` Zwane Mwaikambo
2003-01-13 23:32                                     ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2003-01-13 23:43                                       ` Zwane Mwaikambo
2003-01-12 20:44                 ` Alan Cox
2003-01-12 20:45                 ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-01-13 13:14                   ` Bernd Schmidt
2003-01-12 21:22                 ` David Woodhouse
2003-01-18 13:04                 ` Folkert van Heusden
2003-01-12 19:38             ` Linus Torvalds
2003-01-12 19:59               ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 20:18                 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2003-01-12 20:23                   ` yodaiken
2003-01-12 20:26                   ` Tomas Szepe
2003-01-12 20:32                   ` Sean Neakums
2003-01-12 20:51                     ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2003-01-13  0:54                     ` Randy Dunlap
2003-01-12 20:46                   ` Kevin Puetz
2003-01-13  0:48                   ` Randy Dunlap
2003-01-18 13:07                   ` Folkert van Heusden
2003-01-12 20:20                 ` David Ford
2003-01-12 20:22                 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-01-12 20:33                   ` Robert Love
2003-01-12 20:33                     ` Linus Torvalds
2003-01-13 10:54                       ` Horst von Brand
2003-01-13 11:09                       ` Eric W. Biederman
2003-01-13 14:34                         ` Terje Eggestad
2003-01-13 23:23                         ` Bob Taylor
2003-01-12 20:48                   ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 20:59                     ` Dimitrie O. Paun
2003-01-12 22:48                     ` any chance of 2.6.0-test*? -> goto example Willy Tarreau
2003-01-13  0:53                       ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-13  1:31                         ` Willy Tarreau
2003-01-13 16:10                           ` Alexander Kellett
2003-01-14 10:36                             ` Helge Hafting
2003-01-12 23:11                     ` Coding style - (Was Re: any chance of 2.6.0-test*?) John Bradford
2003-01-13 11:07                     ` any chance of 2.6.0-test*? Helge Hafting
2003-01-13  3:30                   ` yodaiken
2003-01-12 21:29                 ` Rik van Riel
2003-01-13  0:03                 ` Scott Robert Ladd
2003-01-13  0:38                   ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-13  3:06                     ` [OT] " J Sloan
2003-01-13 16:51                     ` Emiliano Gabrielli
2003-01-13  0:38                 ` Randy Dunlap
2003-01-12 19:41             ` Christoph Hellwig
2003-01-12 19:41               ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 19:58                 ` David Ford
2003-01-12 20:07                   ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 20:31                     ` Oliver Neukum
2003-01-12 20:34                     ` David Ford
2003-01-12 20:31             ` Robert Love
2003-01-12 21:02               ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 21:15             ` Matti Aarnio
2003-01-12 21:27               ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 21:40                 ` Rik van Riel
2003-01-12 21:44                   ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 21:49                     ` Aaron Lehmann
2003-01-12 22:07                       ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 22:18                         ` Aaron Lehmann
2003-01-12 22:34                           ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 22:52                             ` Aaron Lehmann
2003-01-12 23:11                               ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 23:31                                 ` Oliver Neukum [this message]
2003-01-12 23:39                                 ` Emiliano Gabrielli
2003-01-12 23:46                                   ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 23:57                                     ` Emiliano Gabrielli
2003-01-13  0:08                                       ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-13 16:02                                         ` Terje Eggestad
2003-01-12 22:53                             ` Sean Neakums
2003-01-12 23:06                             ` Oliver Neukum
2003-01-12 23:48                             ` Rik van Riel
2003-01-12 21:58                     ` Emiliano Gabrielli
2003-01-12 22:12                       ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 22:29                         ` Olivier Galibert
2003-01-12 23:21                         ` Alan Cox
2003-01-12 22:12                     ` Oliver Neukum
2003-01-12 22:18                       ` Aaron Lehmann
2003-01-12 22:35                         ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-13  8:15                     ` Jens Axboe
2003-01-12 21:49                 ` David Ford
2003-01-13 19:22                   ` [OffTopic] [apology] " Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 21:59                 ` Adam Kropelin
2003-01-12 22:21                   ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 22:33                     ` Tomas Szepe
2003-01-12 22:36                     ` Emiliano Gabrielli
2003-01-12 22:38                     ` Oliver Neukum
2003-01-12 22:42                     ` romieu
2003-01-13  1:06                     ` Randy Dunlap
2003-01-13  1:21                       ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-13  1:51                         ` Nuno Monteiro
2003-01-13  2:19                           ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-13  2:51                             ` Marcelo Pacheco
2003-01-13  3:37                               ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-13  4:53                               ` Billy Rose
2003-01-13  3:06                             ` Jochen Striepe
2003-01-13  3:40                               ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-13  9:45                             ` Matti Aarnio
2003-01-13  3:48                         ` Ryan Anderson
2003-01-13  4:37                   ` Billy Rose
2003-01-12 22:06                 ` Oliver Neukum
2003-01-12 22:22                   ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 22:43                     ` Oliver Neukum
2003-01-12 22:51                       ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 23:00                         ` Robert Love
2003-01-12 23:16                           ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-12 23:16                           ` Nicolas Pitre
2003-01-12 23:05                         ` Emiliano Gabrielli
2003-01-12 23:23                           ` Oliver Neukum
2003-01-12 23:45                             ` Emiliano Gabrielli
2003-01-12 23:45                             ` Emiliano Gabrielli
2003-01-13 20:01                             ` Horst von Brand
2003-01-12 23:16                         ` Oliver Neukum
2003-01-13  2:00                         ` Ryan Anderson
2003-01-13  3:09                           ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-14  2:13                             ` Rik van Riel
2003-01-12 22:58                     ` Robert Love
2003-01-12 22:28                 ` Matti Aarnio
2003-01-13  1:26                 ` David Lang
2003-01-13  2:00                   ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-01-13 11:08                 ` How to avoid the woord 'goto' (was Re: any chance of 2.6.0-test*?) Bernd Petrovitsch
2003-01-13 14:56                   ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-13 22:02                 ` any chance of 2.6.0-test*? Val Henson
2003-01-13 10:32             ` gotos in kernel [Was: Re: any chance of 2.6.0-test*?] Horst von Brand
2003-01-13 14:53               ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-13 13:08             ` any chance of 2.6.0-test*? Dave Jones
2003-01-13 13:40               ` Andrew Walrond
2003-01-13 13:49               ` Oliver Neukum
2003-01-14  6:52               ` Bruce Harada
2003-01-14  7:12                 ` Brian Tinsley
2003-01-13 15:23             ` Richard B. Johnson
2003-01-13  6:23           ` Greg KH
2003-01-13 16:35             ` Linus Torvalds
2003-01-13 18:33               ` Alan Cox
2003-01-13 18:01                 ` Linus Torvalds
2003-01-13 19:17                 ` Andrew McGregor
2003-01-12 17:37       ` Russell King
2003-01-13  1:08 ` Michael Kingsbury
2003-01-13  1:52   ` William Lee Irwin III
2003-01-10 16:39 Shawn Starr
2003-01-10 17:00 ` Dave Jones
2003-01-11 20:10 ` Horst von Brand
     [not found] <20030110144325.T26554@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk>
     [not found] ` <20030110.130023.08256524.davem@redhat.com>
2003-01-10 21:48   ` Matthew Wilcox
     [not found] <20030110165441$1a8a@gated-at.bofh.it>
     [not found] ` <20030110165505$38d9@gated-at.bofh.it>
2003-01-11 12:27   ` Andi Kleen
2003-01-11 13:01     ` Russell King
2003-01-11 13:13       ` Andi Kleen
2003-01-11 14:39     ` Alan Cox
2003-01-11 14:06       ` Andi Kleen
2003-01-11 15:31         ` Alan Cox
2003-01-11 15:25           ` Andi Kleen
2003-01-11 19:18             ` Alan Cox
2003-01-13  3:33               ` Paul Mackerras
2003-01-13 14:59                 ` Alan Cox
2003-01-13 18:36                   ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2003-01-19 16:05         ` Pavel Machek
2003-01-12 18:02 David Truog
     [not found] <3C6BEE8B5E1BAC42905A93F13004E8AB017DE60F@mailse01.axis.se>
2003-01-12 20:58 ` Rob Wilkens
2003-01-13 20:37 Manfred Spraul
2003-01-13 22:37 Albert D. Cahalan
     [not found] <20030112201009$1534@gated-at.bofh.it>
     [not found] ` <20030112204005$7287@gated-at.bofh.it>
2003-01-14 19:53   ` Kai Henningsen
2003-01-15 15:07     ` Scott Robert Ladd
2003-01-15 15:18       ` Marcelo Pacheco
2003-01-18 10:12       ` Kai Henningsen
2003-01-15 19:44     ` Werner Almesberger
     [not found] <20030112205008$7a5d@gated-at.bofh.it>
     [not found] ` <20030113112009$52fd@gated-at.bofh.it>
     [not found]   ` <20030113144017$68de@gated-at.bofh.it>
2003-01-14 20:01     ` Kai Henningsen
     [not found] <20030112193012$71b2@gated-at.bofh.it>
     [not found] ` <20030113020015$6883@gated-at.bofh.it>
     [not found]   ` <20030113023015$66a6@gated-at.bofh.it>
     [not found]     ` <20030113030011$6563@gated-at.bofh.it>
     [not found]       ` <20030113035007$451e@gated-at.bofh.it>
2003-01-14 20:18         ` Kai Henningsen
     [not found] <20030113001006$005c@gated-at.bofh.it>
     [not found] ` <20030113005007$4766@gated-at.bofh.it>
     [not found]   ` <20030113170014$20a1@gated-at.bofh.it>
2003-01-18 10:21     ` Kai Henningsen

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