Re: [PATCH] speed up on find_first_bit for i386 (let compiler dothe work)

[Maciej W. Rozycki]

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005, David Woodhouse wrote:

> Builtins are more portable and their implementation will improve to
> match developments in the target CPU. Inline assembly, as we have seen,
> remains the same for years while the technology moves on.
> 
> Although it's often the case that inline assembly _is_ better,
> especially in code which is arch-specific in the first place, I wouldn't
> necessarily assume that it's always the case.

 Well, if some inline assembly is found to be better, then perhaps it 
should be contributed (not necessarily as is, but as a concept) to GCC for 
improvement.

  Maciej
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