Re: memset as memzero

In article <20070922124659.741cca42@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> you wrote:
it doesn't add value.... memset with a constant 0 is just as fast
(since the compiler knows it's 0) than any wrapper around it, and the
syntax around it is otherwise the same.

it would however allow easier changing if you need to add a page cleaning
system (for example new architecture which has support for it). On the other
hand, is memset used for anything else than zero filling or redzone
"filling"?

Gruss
Bernd
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