#14830: Use test instead of cmp for comparison against zero. -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: AndreasK | Owner: (none) Type: task | Status: new Priority: low | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: (NCG) | Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: | Type of failure: None/Unknown Unknown/Multiple | Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- For comparisons `test r, r` and `cmp r, $0` are interchangeable at least on x86. However using test leads to slightly smaller code. (Saves a byte per comparison). A good starting point is stmtToInstrs in compiler/nativeGen/X86/CodeGen starting with how CmmCondBranch is compiled to Instructions. From there it should be not too hard to track down the required changes. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/14830 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler