Optimize bionic by using the restrict keyword where possible
Why?
If the compiler knows a pointer will only be referenced through itself, it can optimize more efficiently.
Doing this for basic functionality like Bionic's is likely to result in a faster and smaller build.
Context?
Part of general platform optimization work
What gets produced?
Patches to Bionic that make it use the restrict keyword where possible
Where will the work get put?
android-
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Not started
- Approver:
- Zach Pfeffer
- Priority:
- Undefined
- Drafter:
- Bernhard Rosenkraenzer
- Direction:
- Needs approval
- Assignee:
- None
- Definition:
- New
- Series goal:
- Accepted for future
- Implementation:
-
Not started
- Milestone target:
-
backlog
- Started by
- Completed by
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Notes:
[2012/10/3 berolinux] Put notes here.
Meta:
Roadmap id: PLATFORM-WORK
Headline: Bionic has been updated to use the restrict keyword, allowing more optimizations
Acceptance: Bionic in linaro_
Work Items
Work items:
Check where restrict can be used [glibc has been using it for quite some time, so simply checking where glibc uses restrict should be fine]: TODO
Add it in Bionic: TODO
Run a test build: TODO
Verify everything still works, fix issues if any: TODO
Submit patch to AOSP: TODO
