To: Kimberley Burchett <OKRA AT max DOT tiac DOT net>
Cc: DJGPP Mailing List <djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu>
Subject: Re: asm interface 
Date: 	Thu, 1 Sep 1994 06:52:24 PDT
From: "Marty Leisner" <leisner AT sdsp DOT mc DOT xerox DOT com>

> 
>   'lo there.  What I want to do now is figger out the inline assembler.
> I've got a function that I'd like to write most of in C and then the 
> inner loop in asm.  The only thing I can't figure out is how to get the 
> local variables I use in the function into registers.


I always disliked inline assembler.   I also found it not worthwhile
for all 16 bit+ processors (there may be some gains in 8 bit processors).

I only found assembler useful for interfacing with lower level details
where C is not useful.

My advice is to stay away from inline assembler unless you have really
good reasons (obfuscated code and job security is a good reason ;-))

And the only way to get this hard data is to instrument your program...

marty
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