Warren Toomey scripsit:
VAX code was often spending 50% of its time in
the CALLS
instruction.
From what I understand, the use of CALLS was abandoned
on the VAX
at some point in favor of a cheaper calling convention.
--
John Cowan
http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan(a)ccil.org
Where the wombat has walked, it will inevitably walk again.
(even through brick walls!)