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Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 15:39:46 +0100
From: Sebastian Heidl <heidl@zib.de>
To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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Subject: Intel compiler [Re: Using %cr2 to reference "current"]
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On Wed, Nov 07, 2001 at 02:17:33PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote:
> > somehow encouraged by the compiler comparisions between gcc and intel's
> > free compiler, which use the register passing for anything local
> > to the actual code, where the speed gains are up to 20% im currently
> 
> I was under the impression intels compiler was profoundly non-free ?

have a look:
http://developer.intel.com/software/products/eval/


_sh_

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