source: trunk/kHlp/Generic/kHlpMemPComp.c

/* $Id: kHlpMemPComp.c 29 2009-07-01 20:30:29Z bird $ */
/** @file
 * kHlpString - kHlpMemPComp.
 */

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2006-2007 Knut St. Osmundsen <bird-kStuff-spamix@anduin.net>
 *
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 *
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 *
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*   Header Files                                                               *
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#include <k/kHlpString.h>


KHLP_DECL(void *) kHlpMemPComp(const void *pv1, const void *pv2, KSIZE cb)
{
    union
    {
        const void *pv;
        const KU8 *pb;
        const KUPTR *pu;
    } u1, u2;

    u1.pv = pv1;
    u2.pv = pv2;

    if (cb >= 32)
    {
        while (cb > sizeof(KUPTR))
        {
            if (*u1.pu != *u2.pu)
                break; /* over to mr. byte-by-byte */
            u1.pu++;
            u2.pu++;
            cb -= sizeof(KUPTR);
        }
    }

    while (cb-- > 0)
    {
        if (u1.pb != u2.pb)
            return (void *)u1.pb;
        u1.pb++;
        u2.pb++;
    }

    return NULL;
}