Am 14 Nov 2003 12:55 meinte Fred Cisin:
> [STOSB v STOSW]
> On Fri, 14 Nov 2003, Hans Franke wrote:
> > It almost doubles the speed, of course, if it's an odd
> Are y'all talking about th 8086, the 8088, or the whole 8086 family?
> On the 8086 and above, REP STOSW (properly aligned) is twice as fast as
> REP STOSB or non-aligned REP STOSW.
> On the 8088, there is little difference in speed. The 8 bit data path
> makes ANY STOSW behave like a misaligned one.
Of course you're right Fred, the point is, that on a
8088, it doesn't matter, while on a 8086 it gives an
additional boost.
Gruss
H.
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