Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 12:58:49 -0500 From: Richard Wackerbarth <rkw@dataplex.net> To: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SMP changes and breaking kld object module compatibility Message-ID: <00042412584901.09404@nomad.dataplex.net> In-Reply-To: <20000424112234.A24816@fw.wintelcom.net> References: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0004241008370.13917-100000@rac8.wam.umd.edu> <200004241745.KAA71123@apollo.backplane.com> <20000424112234.A24816@fw.wintelcom.net>
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On Mon, 24 Apr 2000, Alfred Perlstein wrote: > I think as a whole we need to evaluate the use of macros, they're > one of the major problems with changes like this and several people > have come forward over time with strong numbers showing that the > code bloat causes that comes with overuse of macros causes problems > with the I cache where inlining really doesn't pay off. Most archs > nowadays have pretty good support for leaf functions or have cheap > calls instructions. Macros CAN generate function calls :-) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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