source: kStuff/trunk/kHlp/Generic/kHlpMemPComp.c@ 29

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

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2006-2007 Knut St. Osmundsen <[email protected]>
 *
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 * obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
 * files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
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 * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
 * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
 * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
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 *
 * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
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 *
 * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
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 * OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
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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;
}