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Re: ASM vs portable code [WAS: Re: Java DES breaker?]
On Sat, 14 Dec 1996 21:28:46 -0800, Dale Thorn wrote:
>> Averaging several runs:
>> "C": 102,300 crypts/sec
>> ASM: 238,000 crypts/sec
>Someone on this list should know if it is possible to maximize speed in
>a typical 'C' routine, using Register variables (particularly for loops),
>inlining everything possible, etc., to get executable code much closer
>than a factor of 2x difference. Can it be done on a PC, and how hard
>would it be to explain, to cover a representative variety of techniques?
A good optimizing compiler comes _close_ to hand coded, especially with the
many new concerns on Pentium+ processors (pipeline optimization, fpu tricks,
etc).
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