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authorPaul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>2011-09-17 08:53:45 -0700
committerPaul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>2011-09-17 08:54:26 -0700
commite92b0dbc131c5662771c065f0731e4a91f78c018 (patch)
tree0b733792763096ac7fd4545a2c16629f5ec42960 /gl/lib
parent7da844cc86e1209acbe820771b0e9a35fd89da3b (diff)
downloadcoreutils-e92b0dbc131c5662771c065f0731e4a91f78c018.tar.xz
randread: add FIXME comment for RDRAND
* gl/lib/randread.c: Add a FIXME comment suggesting how to improve performance by using the RDRAND hardware instruction.
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diff --git a/gl/lib/randread.c b/gl/lib/randread.c
index b4979c726..a75d9f623 100644
--- a/gl/lib/randread.c
+++ b/gl/lib/randread.c
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
/* Written by Paul Eggert. */
+/* FIXME: Improve performance by adding support for the RDRAND machine
+ instruction if available (e.g., Ivy Bridge processors). */
+
#include <config.h>
#include "randread.h"