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Re: __fastcall - Where should I use it?

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From: Andrue Cope
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 08:26

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Phuoc Can HUA,

> __fastcall sounds making the function call faster. Is there a disavantage 
> of it?
>

It relies on putting function arguments into registers and presumably 
restricts the compiler's ability to optimise code as a result. I suspect 
that it should be used sparingly and not nested.
--
Andrue Cope
[Bicester, UK]

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