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Re:Linux with “memory folios”: a 7% performance boost when c... by bradleyjg on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @05:50AM (#27513069)
Seems like a violation of the strict aliasing rule.
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Re:Linux with “memory folios”: a 7% performance boost when c... by andrepd on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @06:29AM (#27513304)
How so?
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Re:Linux with “memory folios”: a 7% performance boost when c... by CyberShadow on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @07:50AM (#27513922)
Because you use a "multiple" of pointers to refer to a single entity. (It's a C joke.)
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