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From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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On Sun, 31 Oct 2004, linux-os wrote:
> 
> The attached file shows that the Intel Pentium 4 runs exactly as I
> described. Further, there is no difference in the CPU clocks used when
> adding a constant to the stack- pointer or using LEA.

Goodie. You found _one_ CPU that you think matters. On ethat doesn't even 
have the hardware that I've described. And you ignore all the other 
evidence. 

Good for you.

		Linus