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From: "jakub at gcc dot gnu.org" <gcc-bugzilla@gcc.gnu.org>
To: gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: [Bug fortran/54833] Don't wrap __builtin_free(a) in if (a != NULL)
Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2012 15:52:00 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <bug-54833-4-Soa4iJ1gCC@http.gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <bug-54833-4@http.gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/>


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=54833

Jakub Jelinek <jakub at gcc dot gnu.org> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Jakub Jelinek <jakub at gcc dot gnu.org> 2012-10-07 15:51:51 UTC ---
It depends on what is the probability that the pointer is NULL.  If it is
unlikely, then unconditional free is the right choice, if NULL is very likely,
then the test may be less expensive (avoids call including likely PLT slot
overhead and comparison at least).


  parent reply	other threads:[~2012-10-07 15:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-10-06 10:13 [Bug fortran/54833] New: " tkoenig at gcc dot gnu.org
2012-10-06 10:13 ` [Bug fortran/54833] " tkoenig at gcc dot gnu.org
2012-10-07 15:52 ` jakub at gcc dot gnu.org [this message]
2015-08-31 10:55 ` fxcoudert at gcc dot gnu.org
2015-08-31 10:55 ` fxcoudert at gcc dot gnu.org

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