RE: Fwd: Re: Branchless implementation for literal case – is it worth it?

| > If the code is already there and some architectures can profit of it, | > especially in inner loops - why not just make it an optimisation flag? | | Without even one good example where it is an improvement, this does not | make sense. And even with an example: It degrades performance in other | cases, so a module-wide flag would probably not cut it. Moreover code complexity in the compiler carries a real cost. Don't underestimate it! Simon