[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 14521] JavaScriptCore fails to build on Linux/PPC gcc 4.1.2

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http://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14521





------- Comment #9 from ddkilzer at webkit.org  2007-11-11 14:09 PDT -------
(In reply to comment #7)
> Here is the difference between "=m" and "=o" (the "=" is a separate modifier):
> 
> "m" : A memory operand is allowed, with any kind of address that the machine
> supports in general.
> 
> "o" : A memory operand is allowed, but only if the address is offsettable. ie,
> adding a small offset to the address gives a valid address.

Maciej, would changing "=o" to "=m" cause a significant performance issue?  I'm
sure there's a locality-of-reference issue here (where "=o" should perform
better because it's going to be "closer"), but I'm not sure how much the affect
would be.  Is this something SunSpider would pick up?


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