source: trunk/sys/dietlibc/qsort.c @ 251

#include <stdlib.h>

static void exch(char* base,size_t size,size_t a,size_t b) {
  char* x=base+a*size;
  char* y=base+b*size;
  while (size) {
    char z=*x;
    *x=*y;
    *y=z;
    --size; ++x; ++y;
  }
}

/* Quicksort with 3-way partitioning, ala Sedgewick */
/* Blame him for the scary variable names */
/* http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~rs/talks/QuicksortIsOptimal.pdf */
static void quicksort(char* base,size_t size,ssize_t l,ssize_t r,
                      int (*compar)(const void*,const void*)) {
  ssize_t i=l-1, j=r, p=l-1, q=r, k;
  char* v=base+r*size;
  if (r<=l) return;
  for (;;) {
    while (++i != r && compar(base+i*size,v)<0) ;
    while (compar(v,base+(--j)*size)<0) if (j == l) break;
    if (i >= j) break;
    exch(base,size,i,j);
    if (compar(base+i*size,v)==0) exch(base,size,++p,i);
    if (compar(v,base+j*size)==0) exch(base,size,j,--q);
  }
  exch(base,size,i,r); j = i-1; ++i;
  for (k=l; k<p; k++, j--) exch(base,size,k,j);
  for (k=r-1; k>q; k--, i++) exch(base,size,i,k);
  quicksort(base,size,l,j,compar);
  quicksort(base,size,i,r,compar);
}

void qsort(void* base,size_t nmemb,size_t size,int (*compar)(const void*,const void*)) {
  /* check for integer overflows */
  if (nmemb >= (((size_t)-1)>>1) ||
      size >= (((size_t)-1)>>1)) return;
#if 0
  if (sizeof(size_t) < sizeof(unsigned long long)) {
    if ((unsigned long long)size * nmemb > (size_t)-1) return;
  } else {
    if (size*nmemb/nmemb != size) return;
  }
#endif
  if (nmemb>1)
    quicksort(base,size,0,nmemb-1,compar);
}