[PATCH] x86_64: Implement AVX2 version of strlcpy/wcslcpy function

Paul Eggert eggert@cs.ucla.edu
Mon Jul 3 21:14:08 GMT 2023


On 2023-07-03 11:40, Noah Goldstein wrote:
> Think we should look into dropping optimized strcpy/wcscpy family
> in general?

For wcscpy yes. Who uses wcscpy? Optimizing it is a worthless time sink.

strcpy optimization might be worth keeping, as it's used so much more. 
Measurements of real programs would help decide. In the meantime inertia 
suggests that when in doubt, leave it alone.

For strlcpy it's an easy call: don't optimize unless realistic 
benchmarks show it's a win.


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