memcmp.c

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/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 *
 * memcmp.c
 *    compares memory bytes
 *
 * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2013, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
 *
 *
 * IDENTIFICATION
 *    src/port/memcmp.c
 *
 * This file was taken from NetBSD and is used by SunOS because memcmp
 * on that platform does not properly compare negative bytes. The
 * NetBSD copyright terms follow.
 */

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#include "c.h"


/*
 * Compare memory regions.
 */
int
memcmp(const void *s1, const void *s2, size_t n)
{
    if (n != 0)
    {
        const unsigned char *p1 = s1,
                   *p2 = s2;

        do
        {
            if (*p1++ != *p2++)
                return (*--p1 - *--p2);
        } while (--n != 0);
    }
    return 0;
}