[vlc-devel] commit: Cosmetics (replace defines by pointers) (Laurent Aimar )

[Rémi Duraffort]

> > > Cosmetics (replace defines by pointers)
> >
> > Stupid question. Why is it better to use pointer rather than defines ?
> 
> A pointer value is computed once and stored to the variable (on the stack, or 
> maybe even in a CPU register). A macro will be evaluated again and again, and 
> cause derefences again and again... in theory. Of course, the compiler will 
> _likely_ optimize the common sub-expression, so there will _likely_ be no 
> differences.
Thanks for both answers.

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