strncmp vs strcmp benchmark

strncmp_vs_strcmp_bench.cpp

#include <string.h>

/* Compare no more than N characters of S1 and S2,
   returning less than, equal to or greater than zero
   if S1 is lexicographically less than, equal to or
   greater than S2.  */
int
STRNCMP (const char *s1, const char *s2, size_t n)
{
  unsigned char c1 = '\0';
  unsigned char c2 = '\0';
  if (n >= 4)
    {
      size_t n4 = n >> 2;
      do
	{
	  c1 = (unsigned char) *s1++;
	  c2 = (unsigned char) *s2++;
	  if (c1 == '\0' || c1 != c2)
	    return c1 - c2;
	  c1 = (unsigned char) *s1++;
	  c2 = (unsigned char) *s2++;
	  if (c1 == '\0' || c1 != c2)
	    return c1 - c2;
	  c1 = (unsigned char) *s1++;
	  c2 = (unsigned char) *s2++;
	  if (c1 == '\0' || c1 != c2)
	    return c1 - c2;
	  c1 = (unsigned char) *s1++;
	  c2 = (unsigned char) *s2++;
	  if (c1 == '\0' || c1 != c2)
	    return c1 - c2;
	} while (--n4 > 0);
      n &= 3;
    }
  while (n > 0)
    {
      c1 = (unsigned char) *s1++;
      c2 = (unsigned char) *s2++;
      if (c1 == '\0' || c1 != c2)
	return c1 - c2;
      n--;
    }
  return c1 - c2;
}

/* Compare S1 and S2, returning less than, equal to or
   greater than zero if S1 is lexicographically less than,
   equal to or greater than S2.  */
int
STRCMP (const char *p1, const char *p2)
{
  const unsigned char *s1 = (const unsigned char *) p1;
  const unsigned char *s2 = (const unsigned char *) p2;
  unsigned char c1, c2;
  do
    {
      c1 = (unsigned char) *s1++;
      c2 = (unsigned char) *s2++;
      if (c1 == '\0')
	return c1 - c2;
    }
  while (c1 == c2);
  return c1 - c2;
}

char * name = "perf";

static void BH_strncmp(benchmark::State& state) {
  for (auto _ : state) {
    benchmark::DoNotOptimize(STRNCMP(name, "perf", 5));
  }
}
BENCHMARK(BH_strncmp);

static void BH_strcmp(benchmark::State& state) {
  for (auto _ : state) {
    benchmark::DoNotOptimize(STRCMP(name, "perf"));
  }
}
BENCHMARK(BH_strcmp);