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Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly

From 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly
Date 2011-12-24 04:56 -0800
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On Saturday, December 24, 2011 8:48:05 PM UTC+8, Willem wrote:
> Ben Bacarisse wrote:
> ) I'm starting a new thread, but it is prompted by this remark from 88888
> ) Dihedral <dihedr...@googlemail.com> about a short binary search
> ) function I posted:
> )
> ) <snip>
> ) On my laptop[1], gcc's optimiser (version 4.6.1) almost exactly halves the
> ) times.  clang's code is a little better at -O0, but the optimised code
> ) is a little worse:
> )                  -O0     -O1     -O2     -O3
> )   gcc         0.1128  0.0633  0.0571  0.0562
> )   g++         0.1167  0.0633  0.0572  0.0564
> )   clang       0.1033  0.0669  0.0672  0.0672
> )
> ) These times are microseconds per call.  The loop overhead has been
> ) subtracted[2].
> 
> Have you tried enabling the processor-specific switches on gcc?
> 
> ) [1] Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8700 @ 2.53GHz, 3MB cache
> ) [2] Crude timing script available on request.
> 
> SaSW, Willem
> -- 
> Disclaimer: I am in no way responsible for any of the statements
>             made in the above text. For all I know I might be
>             drugged or something..
>             No I'm not paranoid. You all think I'm paranoid, don't you !
> #EOT

I think pass by register is faster. 
But if just  insert 10 to 20  lines of assembly can  make the code
to be faster. I'll go for assembly to eliminate the function call 
overheads. 

By the way swapping two registers  with or without a tmp register 
in 3 instructions is really hardware dependent. 
 

 
 

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Performance of hand-optimised assembly Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2011-12-23 18:43 +0000
  Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2011-12-23 19:40 +0000
    Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2011-12-23 21:26 +0000
      Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2011-12-23 22:02 +0000
        Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2011-12-24 02:52 +0000
          Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2011-12-23 20:32 -0800
            Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2011-12-24 13:09 +0000
              Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly James Harris <james.harris.1@googlemail.com> - 2011-12-24 05:49 -0800
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2011-12-24 15:30 +0000
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly James Harris <james.harris.1@googlemail.com> - 2011-12-24 08:15 -0800
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2011-12-24 17:10 +0000
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2011-12-24 23:25 +0000
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly jgk@panix.com (Joe keane) - 2012-01-04 03:24 +0000
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-01-04 09:59 +0100
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly jgk@panix.com (Joe keane) - 2012-01-04 20:57 +0000
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-01-04 23:04 +0000
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2012-01-05 13:32 +0100
              Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Philip Lantz <prl@canterey.us> - 2011-12-24 15:29 -0800
          Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2011-12-24 12:42 +0000
            Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Jens Gustedt <jens.gustedt@loria.fr> - 2011-12-24 16:58 +0100
          Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2011-12-24 13:55 +0000
            Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-12-24 19:24 +0000
              Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2011-12-24 13:44 -0800
            Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-12-29 02:53 +0200
              Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> - 2011-12-29 02:11 +0000
  Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly jgk@panix.com (Joe keane) - 2011-12-24 01:36 +0000
  Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly "io_x" <a@b.c.invalid> - 2011-12-24 06:44 +0100
    Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly "io_x" <a@b.c.invalid> - 2011-12-24 09:52 +0100
    Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly "io_x" <a@b.c.invalid> - 2011-12-26 08:05 +0100
      Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2011-12-26 11:52 -0800
        Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly "io_x" <a@b.c.invalid> - 2011-12-27 07:28 +0100
  Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Willem <willem@toad.stack.nl> - 2011-12-24 12:48 +0000
    Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2011-12-24 04:56 -0800
    Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2011-12-24 23:39 +0000
  Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly James Harris <james.harris.1@googlemail.com> - 2011-12-24 06:01 -0800
    Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2011-12-24 14:55 +0000
      Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly James Harris <james.harris.1@googlemail.com> - 2011-12-28 03:46 -0800
        Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2011-12-28 04:52 -0800
    Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2011-12-25 00:07 +0000
      Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly James Harris <james.harris.1@googlemail.com> - 2011-12-28 03:21 -0800
        Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2011-12-28 13:19 +0000
          Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2011-12-28 16:01 +0000
            Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2011-12-28 17:45 +0000
              Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2011-12-28 18:56 -0800
            Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-12-29 03:32 +0200
            Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-01-25 17:03 -0800
              Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-01-26 22:08 +0000
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-01-31 22:20 -0800
        Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-12-28 08:24 -0500
        Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2011-12-28 14:27 +0000
          Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-01-25 16:50 -0800
            Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-01-26 21:59 +0000
        Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly James Harris <james.harris.1@googlemail.com> - 2011-12-28 11:12 -0800
        Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-12-29 03:12 +0200
          Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2011-12-29 10:02 +0100
            Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2011-12-29 12:06 +0000
            Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-01-25 17:07 -0800
              Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-02-13 01:18 +0200
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-03-08 10:54 -0800
          Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2011-12-29 10:02 +0100
          Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2011-12-29 12:06 +0000
            Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-12-29 11:44 -0800
            Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-01-25 17:23 -0800
          Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly James Harris <james.harris.1@googlemail.com> - 2011-12-29 08:37 -0800
            Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-01-05 22:19 +0200
  Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly James Dow Allen <gmail@jamesdowallen.nospam> - 2011-12-24 16:21 +0000
    Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Weland <weland@otaku.freeshell.org> - 2011-12-25 10:54 +0000
  Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly "christian.bau" <christian.bau@cbau.wanadoo.co.uk> - 2011-12-24 14:52 -0800
  Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2011-12-25 20:12 +0100
    Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2011-12-25 11:36 -0800
      Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2011-12-25 21:35 +0100
        Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2011-12-26 14:24 -0600
          Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2011-12-26 21:36 +0100
            Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2012-01-04 11:59 -0600
              Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-01-04 20:22 +0100
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Dann Corbit <dcorbit@connx.com> - 2012-01-04 12:59 -0800
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly James Harris <james.harris.1@googlemail.com> - 2012-01-04 15:32 -0800
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2012-01-05 23:47 -0600
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-01-04 22:47 +0000
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-01-05 00:47 +0100
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-01-05 00:22 +0000
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2012-01-04 23:44 -0800
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-01-05 12:16 +0000
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-01-05 12:49 +0000
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly jgk@panix.com (Joe keane) - 2012-01-05 21:26 +0000
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly "io_x" <a@b.c.invalid> - 2012-01-07 10:32 +0100
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-01-05 00:58 +0100
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2012-01-05 13:39 -0800
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2012-01-07 02:15 -0800
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2012-01-10 01:07 -0800
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly jgk@panix.com (Joe keane) - 2012-01-07 00:49 +0000
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-01-07 08:54 +0100
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-01-07 10:11 +0100
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly "io_x" <a@b.c.invalid> - 2012-01-07 10:51 +0100
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly jgk@panix.com (Joe keane) - 2012-01-07 20:09 +0000
        Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2012-01-06 23:39 -0600
          Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-01-07 10:33 +0100
            Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2012-01-07 07:36 -0600
              Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-01-07 21:03 +0000
                Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2012-01-07 16:42 -0600
    Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2011-12-25 20:23 +0000
      Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2011-12-25 21:50 +0100
        Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2011-12-25 22:10 +0000
      Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2011-12-25 13:11 -0800
        Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2011-12-25 22:07 +0000
          Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2011-12-25 16:39 -0800
  Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly "io_x" <a@b.c.invalid> - 2011-12-26 05:55 +0100
    Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly "io_x" <a@b.c.invalid> - 2012-02-17 17:58 +0100
  Re: Performance of hand-optimised assembly "Wolfgang.Draxinger" <Wolfgang.Draxinger@physik.uni-muenchen.de> - 2012-01-10 18:00 +0100

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