[PATCH] ARM: decompressor: a minor optimization

Masahiro Yamada yamada.m at jp.panasonic.com
Mon Jun 2 23:19:16 PDT 2014


Hi Dave,


> Loading sp with LDMIA is not allowed in Thumb.  For simpler code
> maintenance, the code was just made Thumb-compatible anyway by splitting
> out the sp load while fixing another issue.  This isn't part of a core
> loop, so shouldn't have a significant impact on performance.
> 
> git blame can be useful for finding out how an odd-looking piece of code
> came into existence.  Sometimes you have to dig through a few patches to
> find the answer.


Thank you for explaning this!

Please disregard this patch. Sorry for noise.


Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada



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