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The equivalent Odin syntax looks like this: add_three :: asm(my_in: u64) -> (my_out: u64) { add my_out, my_in, 3 } out_var = add_three(in_var) Which is a
by gingerBill 1mo ago
The equivalent Odin syntax looks like this:
add_three :: asm(my_in: u64) -> (my_out: u64) {
add my_out, my_in, 3
}
out_var = add_three(in_var)
Which is already infinitely more readable and requires no parochial sigils nor the arcane clobbering syntax.
- layer8 1mo agoThe parent was objecting to the syntax allegedly forcing one to use “positional references into a list you have to count by hand”. Being inaccurate in your criticism just makes it appear questionable as a whole.
- astrange 1mo agoThe issue is you're usually using inline asm for special cases, or else CPU features so new the compiler doesn't know about them. Which means it also doesn't know the clobbering rules. That's why it looks like an escape hatch. It is one!