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Re:Author of LuaJIT explains why compilers can't beat hand-c... by fanf2 on Friday May 27, 2011 @09:57AM (#2591437)
Coroutine stack switching doesn't need assembler in many C implementations: http://fanf.livejournal.com/105413.html?nc=6
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Re:Author of LuaJIT explains why compilers can't beat hand-c... by barrkel on Friday May 27, 2011 @03:20PM (#2592729)
Sure, if you presume the existence of setjmp and longjmp. I'm more normally in the position of writing those routines, not using them.
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