[PATCH] any value in numerous uses of "register" storage class?

[Robert P. J. Day]

On Sun, 26 Mar 2006, Rob Landley wrote:

> On Sunday 26 March 2006 9:41 am, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> >   given the efficiency of optimizing compilers these days, is
> > there much value in the plethora of variables defined with the
> > "register" storage class?  in any event, we can at least get rid
> > of the few that have been commented out:
>
> Yeah, removing commented out code is generally an easy sell.  (When
> they get around to enabling it, they can put it back in.
> Meanwhile, it doesn't belong in the tree.)
>
> Applied.
>
> For any others you'd like to remove, bench and do make sizes to see
> if they make a difference.  In theory it shouldn't make any
> difference on a reasonably modern compiler, but in practice it may.
> (It's a hint.)

i'm assuming that, size issues aside, removing register storage class
references from declarations shouldn't affect actual functionality.
that's the theory, anyway.  if it did, something would be very weird.

rday