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03/28/05 14:46
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#90542 - hauling assembler
Responding to: ???'s previous message
In one case where I have to haul ass(embler), I have to use assembler with a one clocker running at 50MHz. This is because C does not know of "smart tricks" such as using 4 buffers that all start on a 256 byte page memory and thus only one update of the Ri pointer is required. Also, C does not "know of" the fact that with the above a simple zero test of Ri for updating the page registers will suffice.

I think (note "think", not "know") that I can generalize that if no "smart trick" can be implemented, there is rarely any large advantage in using assembler over (Keil) C. I state "(Keil) C" because I have had bad experiences with some others at a time when the above was true for Keil, but since I have not had any opportunity for an extensive comparison for years, I can not state any facts as to the efficiency of others in their current version.

Erik

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TopicAuthorDate
8051 in C or assembly?            01/01/70 00:00      
   Probably C            01/01/70 00:00      
      Always C            01/01/70 00:00      
      Mostly 'C'            01/01/70 00:00      
      No magic wand            01/01/70 00:00      
      Assembler when?            01/01/70 00:00      
         Shared data problem??            01/01/70 00:00      
            Shared Data Problem            01/01/70 00:00      
               I see            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Sared Data            01/01/70 00:00      
                  addendum            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Shared Data            01/01/70 00:00      
               Knowledge, not language.            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Knowledge            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Knowledge            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Promotion            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Promotion            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Promotion            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Traps for the unwary            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Preaching            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 Ditto            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 red rag....            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Bend over then...            01/01/70 00:00      
                           hauling assembler            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Clarification            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Keil Allows this to be disabled            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Know your tools            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 It means 8 bit may be 16 bits            01/01/70 00:00      
                  More knowledge!            01/01/70 00:00      
         not really            01/01/70 00:00      
   So which...            01/01/70 00:00      
      Calculations in C            01/01/70 00:00      
         ibid            01/01/70 00:00      
         Not always..            01/01/70 00:00      
            Example            01/01/70 00:00      
   Better??            01/01/70 00:00      
   assembly            01/01/70 00:00      
      YMMV            01/01/70 00:00      
   assembly            01/01/70 00:00      
      Hitting the Wall            01/01/70 00:00      

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