On Thu, 2009-02-12 at 16:41 +0100, Thomas Jarosch wrote: > Well, I guess that's a job for the compiler/optimizer. I did a quick test by > writing two versions of a small program initializing a static variable with > zero and one version that doesn't (=zeroed in .bss). Guess what, > the size of the resulting executable stays the same. > > When I initialize the variable with a non-zero value, then the program size > increases. I tested "-O2", "-O0" and "-Os" and the results where the same. > Feel free to look at the assembler output, though I guess this optimization > is not measurable and makes the code harder to read :o) > I have no objection with junking the patch i sent. My initial intent of NULLing was to use it as a check when first initializing - but now i realize it actually didnt matter; and the readability arguement sounds fair. cheers, jamal -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter-devel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
