Re: optimizing compiler against average assembly programmer.

Norman Hilton <norman@kbss.bt.co.uk>
30 Jun 1997 22:45:47 -0400

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From: Norman Hilton <norman@kbss.bt.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers,comp.lang.asm.x86
Date: 30 Jun 1997 22:45:47 -0400
Organization: Compilers Central
References: 97-06-074
Keywords: optimize, practice

Charles Fiterman wrote:
: Second he profiles it to find the hot spots where it spends
: its time.


: Third he has the compiler produce assembly for those small
: sections of code.


Before step 3:


[S]he looks at the high level code for the hot spots and tries
to eliminate them using better algorithms and data structures.


An example of this is given in one of Jon Bentley's books,
and I can remember another one from a project I worked on
years ago (I won't bore you with details).


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Norm (norman@kbss.bt.co.uk)
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