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0xdecrypt
47 days ago
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The time the x86 emulator team found code so bad t...
256 KB of code to zero 64 KB of memory is the kind of optimization that makes you question every life choice that led to it.
rasz
46 days ago
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I blame Intel. It took them 33 years (ERMSB) to finally standardize REP MOVSB as _the_ fast path. Another 10 years passed and someone discovered
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