On Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:19:16 +0200, Nicolas Kaiser <nikai@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
* "Michal Nazarewicz" <mina86@xxxxxxxxxx>:
On Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:41:13 +0200, Nicolas Kaiser wrote:
> I'm curious: a duplicated modulo operation can't possibly make
> any difference, can it?
>
> diff -u -p ./arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/nvram.c
> /tmp/nothing/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/nvram.c
> --- ./arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/nvram.c 2011-03-31
> 09:52:41.674292401 +0200
> +++ /tmp/nothing/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/nvram.c
> @@ -246,7 +246,6 @@ static u32 core99_calc_adler(u8 *buffer)
> high = 0;
> for (cnt=0; cnt<(NVRAM_SIZE-CORE99_ADLER_START); cnt++) {
> if ((cnt % 5000) == 0) {
> - high %= 65521UL;
> high %= 65521UL;
> }
> low += buffer[cnt];
It's not just a module. It's also an assignment.
Sure. But I fail to see where between
a %= b;
a %= b;
and
a = (a % b) % b;
and
a %= b;
would be a difference?
Ah, sorry, you are right. I should stop responding to mail just
after waking up.
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