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From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com>
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On Wed, 7 Feb 2001, Hugh Dickins wrote:
> 
> Micro-optimization season?

I'd rather not do these kinds of things that the compiler should be able
to trivially do for us.

(gcc sometimes _does_ do these things. I've seen it. Why doesn't it do it
here? Did you check the code? Have you asked the gcc lists?)

		Linus

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