int hashString_2(int reps) {
    int dummy = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < reps; i++) {
      dummy += Objects.hashCode(S0, S1);
    }
    return dummy;
  }

  @Benchmark
  int hashString_3(int reps) {
    int dummy = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < reps; i++) {
      dummy += Objects.hashCode(S0, S1, S2);
    }
    return dummy;
  }

  @Benchmark
  int hashString_4(int reps) {
    int dummy = 0;

  int hashString_2(int reps) {
    int dummy = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < reps; i++) {
      dummy += Objects.hashCode(S0, S1);
    }
    return dummy;
  }

  @Benchmark
  int hashString_3(int reps) {
    int dummy = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < reps; i++) {
      dummy += Objects.hashCode(S0, S1, S2);
    }
    return dummy;
  }

  @Benchmark
  int hashString_4(int reps) {
    int dummy = 0;

	register["SP"] = riscv.REG_SP
	register["GP"] = riscv.REG_GP
	register["TP"] = riscv.REG_TP
	register["T0"] = riscv.REG_T0
	register["T1"] = riscv.REG_T1
	register["T2"] = riscv.REG_T2
	register["S0"] = riscv.REG_S0
	register["S1"] = riscv.REG_S1
	register["A0"] = riscv.REG_A0
	register["A1"] = riscv.REG_A1
	register["A2"] = riscv.REG_A2
	register["A3"] = riscv.REG_A3
	register["A4"] = riscv.REG_A4

$1, S1; \ VADDUWM xi, h, h; \ VSHASIGMAW $0, a, $1, S0; \ VADDUWM FUNC, h, h; \ VXOR b, a, FUNC; \ VADDUWM S1, h, h; \ VSEL b, c, FUNC, FUNC; \ VADDUWM KI, g, g; \ VADDUWM h, d, d; \ VADDUWM FUNC, S0, S0; \ LVX (TBL)(idx), KI; \ VADDUWM S0, h, h #define SHA256ROUND1(a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, xi, xj, xj_1, xj_9, xj_14, idx) \ VSHASIGMAW $0, xj_1, $0, s0; \ VSEL g, f, e, FUNC; \ VSHASIGMAW $15, e, $1, S1; \ VADDUWM xi, h, h; \ VSHASIGMAW $0, a, $1, S0; \ VSHASIGMAW $15, xj_14, $0, s1; \ VADDUWM FUNC, h,...

Otherwise, <code>append</code> re-uses the underlying array.
</p>

<pre>
s0 := []int{0, 0}
s1 := append(s0, 2)                // append a single element     s1 is []int{0, 0, 2}
s2 := append(s1, 3, 5, 7)          // append multiple elements    s2 is []int{0, 0, 2, 3, 5, 7}
s3 := append(s2, s0...)            // append a slice              s3 is []int{0, 0, 2, 3, 5, 7, 0, 0}