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Date: Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:03:25 +0200
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Subject: Re: Kernel Development & Objective-C
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Kyle Moffett wrote:
> In the kernel though, there are many codepaths where *every* *single* 
> instruction counts; that could be a serious performance hit.

Write *those* *codepaths* in *C* or *assembly*. But only after you 
manage to measure a difference compared to the object-oriented systems 
language.

[I really doubt there are that many of these; syscall 
entry/dispatch/exit, interrupt dispatch, context switch, what else?]
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