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MIHIP



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MIHIP 20 Apr 2015, 18:10
Hello. Can you replace instructions in source code of fasm ("add eax,1 & etc.") to inc eax? This is very small optimization, but is very useful. Trust me, in your code many of not optimized instructions. Fix it, if you can. Thx. Very Happy
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AsmGuru62



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AsmGuru62 20 Apr 2015, 18:35
Intel says "Avoid using INC/DEC" and replace it with ADD xx,1 or SUB xx,1.
The reference is here:
http://www.agner.org/optimize/optimizing_assembly.pdf

Part 16.2
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revolution 20 Apr 2015, 23:00
MIHIP: Those instructions are not the same because the FLAGS are set differently.

AsmGuru62: Those old optimisations are not relevant on newer CPUs AFAICT. Since the carry flag was placed into a separate register internally there is no longer any penalty.
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MIHIP



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MIHIP 21 Apr 2015, 17:31
Ok. Thanks.
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