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Re:Copy-and-Patch Compilation: fast compilation algorithm fo... by sitkack on Monday June 03, 2024 @02:34PM (#40565830)
They are both super close in the latent space. I think you could design for threading, but then copy into place and NOP out what you don't need, or wire in the right constants, etc.
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Re:Copy-and-Patch Compilation: fast compilation algorithm fo... by mrugiero on Friday June 07, 2024 @12:12PM (#40610020)
That's true. But it's still a stretch to say they are the same thing. That's why I said it can be seen as generalizing the approach.
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