On Fri, Aug 05, 2005 at 11:34:55PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote: > FWIW, compilers generate AWFUL code for bitfields. Bitfields are > really tough to do optimally, whereas bit flags ["unsigned int flags & > bitmask"] are the familiar ints and longs that the compiler is well > tuned to optimize.
I'm sure the GCC developers would appreciate a good bug report with a test-case that generates worse code. If you don't want to mess with their bug tracking system, just send me a test case and I'll add it for you. -- "Next the statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself that the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception." -- Mark Twain - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
