Re: string-486.h?

From: Horst von Brand (vonbrand@pincoya.inf.utfsm.cl)
Date: Fri Feb 25 2000 - 11:48:03 EST


Giacomo Amabile Catenazzi <cate@student.ethz.ch> said:

[...]

> (d) compiler use the compiler builtins instead inline functions when
> builtins are available. (also we use already builtins in kernel instead
> of the inline functions) [To prevent this we must force the pre-processor
> to change the name of mem.. str.. functions]

Nope. Look at include/linux/string.h and what it pulls in. It disables them
by just not using the __builtin_* versions, and creating its own. Not wise,
IMVHO.

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