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Copying Structs

Hi all,
I need some help about assigning two structures.

The simple Function

void CopyStruct(struct A *sSrc, struct A *sDst)
{ *sDst = *sSrc;
}

is translated to

; Variable 'sDst' assigned to Register 'R10/R11'
; Variable 'sSrc' assigned to Register 'R8/R9'
0010 F06A MOV R6,R10
0012 F048 MOV R4,R8
0014 F07B MOV R7,R11
0016 F059 MOV R5,R9
0018 E6F23600 MOV R2,#036H
001C DA000000 E CALLS SEG (?C_WCPYFF),?C_WCPYFF

How is the data copied? Where can I find the implementation of the library Function "C_WCPYFF"? (Keil C166 6.04a)

Thanks for your Help.

Regards,
Marcus

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  • I don't think Keil give out their source code. But you don't need it: the copy subroutine is small and you can easily figure out how it works by looking at its disassembly. I suspect in some memory models and/or optimization settings the compiler could inline the copy subroutine.
    If you need atomicity for thread-safe operation, you should take care of it yourself. The compiler should not disable interrupts silently as this would increase interrupt latency and create a risk of side effects.
    As for performance, if you think that the standard copy subroutine is suboptimal, right one yourself. That's what I would have done, anyway.

    Regards,
    - mike

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  • I don't think Keil give out their source code. But you don't need it: the copy subroutine is small and you can easily figure out how it works by looking at its disassembly. I suspect in some memory models and/or optimization settings the compiler could inline the copy subroutine.
    If you need atomicity for thread-safe operation, you should take care of it yourself. The compiler should not disable interrupts silently as this would increase interrupt latency and create a risk of side effects.
    As for performance, if you think that the standard copy subroutine is suboptimal, right one yourself. That's what I would have done, anyway.

    Regards,
    - mike

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