Re: [pcre-dev] doubtful code in compile_branch()

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Zack Weinberg
CC: Issaana, pcre-dev
Subject: Re: [pcre-dev] doubtful code in compile_branch()
On Wed, 7 May 2008, Zack Weinberg wrote:

> Upward-growing stacks would help in the typical case but have their
> own headaches (not least that very few CPUs are set up to do it).


OK, thanks, so my question really is "why don't CPUs support upward
growing stacks?" :-)

Philip

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Philip Hazel