Re: [XPOST] [C] Access speed: pointers Vs array

From: Il Prof (chiedisulng_at_chiedisulng.org)
Date: 08/05/04 

Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 18:03:03 +0200

Eric Sosman <Eric.Sosman@sun.com> wrote:

>The answer isn't useful to
>guide your programming technique, because it will be
>different on different systems -- it will even be
>different on the same system with the same compiler
>in different circumstances.

My objective was only know what string access method is faster in my
platform because i'm developing a personal tool that elaborates millions
of strings.

> Second (pedantic):

Ok, i will remember! :)

>strcopy3() is just plain stupid,
>especially when the author claims to be interested in
>micro-optimization.

There is an error...now i know.

>strcopy4() and strcopy5() have bugs,

Can you help my in find them? Thanks.

>clock() would be a better choice here, although
>it, too, has its problems.

I will use it next time. However I run the code 50 times and I
calculated the average time.

> Fifth: Your compiler should have complained about the
>long string literal with embedded newlines.

I have used gcc...

> Sixth: If you learn what function pointers are and how
>to use them, you can make the "timing harness" code much
>shorter and less repetitive than it now is.

I have explained that was a very simple and "brutal" code. But you are
right.

> You need to run
>the test again and with larger repetition counts to
>determine whether the timing difference is real or is
>merely "jitter."

I run the code 50 times and I calculated the average time.

Thanks for all eight points. 

-- 
Il Prof.

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