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Re:When Big O Fools You by fixerfrasse on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @04:52PM (#12347517)
Afaik, if you read in reverse, then you will miss cache optimization since it only works forward.
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Re:When Big O Fools You by Danieru on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @08:36PM (#12348880)
Intel cache prediction will detect both forward, backward, and some odd movement patterns. It has not been only forward prediction for a very long time.
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Re:When Big O Fools You by dottrap on Wednesday August 24, 2016 @10:30AM (#12352286)
Do you know how the popular ARM based chips fare in comparison?
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