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Irwin · Mar 9th, 2008, 7:29 AM

Arguing about the readability of things such as 'XOR REG,REG'/'TEST REG,REG' is stupid. Someone should not be complaining about how they can understand somebody elses source when it's such a simple matter.

Furthermore, such instructions are not only shorter, they are a few clocks faster.

Mar 9th, 2008, 7:29 AM	#5
Irwin Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	Re: [x86]Instruction test setting the zero flag Arguing about the readability of things such as 'XOR REG,REG'/'TEST REG,REG' is stupid. Someone should not be complaining about how they can understand somebody elses source when it's such a simple matter. Furthermore, such instructions are not only shorter, they are a few clocks faster.