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Elmer Phud

07/13/13 9:16 PM

#120734 RE: Andy Grave #120732

Andy, I'm sorry to interrupt your hatefest, I know it's what you live for, but what makes you think Intel had any direct involvement with this?
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Sarmad

07/14/13 12:30 AM

#120737 RE: Andy Grave #120732

>> The correct response would have been that Intel got caught doing something incredibly stupid.

What stupid thing did Intel do ? Isn't a compiler supposed to detect and bypass redundant instructions ? For instance if there is a loop testing a memory location whose contents cannot change, then the compiler is supposed to optimize that redundant test. How is that a stupid thing that Intel did ? It seems that if there is any stupidity, it is specifically not on Intel's part.