Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 08:17:55 -0500 (CDT) From: Mark Tinguely <tinguely@casselton.net> To: tinguely@casselton.net, venkiece2005@gmail.com Cc: channa.kad@gmail.com, freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: strncmp issue Message-ID: <200905051317.n45DHtKW044428@casselton.net> In-Reply-To: <6d53329e0905050004k27d957bve15d37113b5fedbb@mail.gmail.com>
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> I have tested strncmp("abcdefg", "abcdefh", 6) without beq 2f.
> It returns zero not -1.
>
> I have checked with conditional assembler but not normal assembler.
> The beq 2f is required for normal assembler.
> Right/Wrong?
Yes, the compiler with FreeBSD-current needs the "beq 2f".
Can can one do 2 unconditional "cmp" in sequence without losing the condition
codes of the first "cmp"?
I am sure this is becoming a 'bikeshed' topic. I built way more than my
share of the shed. So, as long as it works, I will be happy.
--Mark.
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