[A83] Re: Optimizing

To: assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: [A83] Re: Optimizing
From: Peter-Martijn Kuipers <hyper@hbyte.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 23:02:41 +0200 (CEST)
In-Reply-To: <003001c21966$2cdaf1a0$7590ccd5@oemcomputer>
Reply-To: assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org


:-)

On Fri, 21 Jun 2002, David L wrote:

> 
> bytesize("pop HL+push HL") < bytesize("call label")!
> 
> //David
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "Peter-Martijn Kuipers" <hyper@hbyte.net>
> To: <assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org>
> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 10:39 PM
> Subject: [A83] Re: Optimizing
> 
> 
> >=20
> > TIME_TO_EXECUTE !=3D SIZE
> >=20
> >=20
> > On Fri, 21 Jun 2002, David L wrote:
> >=20
> > >=20
> > > Doesn't a call take up three bytes whereas pop hl and push hl
> > >  onlytake up two bytes?
> > >=20
> > > //David, Cirrus Programming
> > >=20
> > >=20
> > >=20
> > > > Then in=3D20
> > > > fact these two instructions take up just the same amount of=3D20
> > > > space as a single CALL instruction, but they take much less=3D20
> > > > time to execute.
> > > >=3D20
> > > > PG
> > > >=3D20
> > > >=3D20
> > > >=3D20
> > >=20
> > >=20
> >=20
> >=20
> 
>

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[A83] Re: Optimizing

From: "David L" <okvin@tiscali.se>