[issue13279] Add memcmp into unicode_compare for optimizing comparisons

[Martin v. Löwis]

Martin v. Löwis <martin at v.loewis.de> added the comment:

> Note we only really see the effect if we make sure that gcc
> isn't emitting its "special" memcmp: that's why the -fno-builtin-memcmp
> is SO important on gcc builds!

I'd rather infer the opposite: given how GCC generates code, this patch
is not worthwhile. Given that it actually slows down Python in the
default system configuration, I'm -1 on applying it. This is really not
a route we should take; it leads to maintenance pain.

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title: Add memcmp into unicode_compare for optimizing comparisons -> Add memcmp into unicode_compare for optimizing	comparisons

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