On 6 February 2010 11:37, Claus Assmann <ca+openbsd_t...@esmtp.org> wrote: > > Putting that kind of "optimization" into programs that read/write > large amount of data seems like the wrong way to go. It belongs in > a central place. > > (That's just a comment from a clueless bystander...) >
It belongs in *both* places. and the central place can do a better job with better hints from userland. There is a balance to be struck between doing things intelligently at the source, and doing things with a central optimization. If you go too far towards central optimization you get bloat like GCC 4 centrally..
