Submitted a patch with the "magic division" and a second patch with a new bench
test to showcase the
improvements. I hope it is to your satisfaction.
https://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=38806
Gareth aka. Kit
On Mon 26/04/21 16:25 , "J. Gareth Moreton" gar...@moreton-family.com sent:
> I
I meant to say "I'm not sure" at the end there. The joys of writing an e-mail
on the phone!
Gareth aka. KIt
On Mon 26/04/21 15:14 , "J. Gareth Moreton via fpc-devel"
fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org sent:
> Indeed. I'm reusing the code that generates
>
> the magic constant for me and any
Indeed. I'm reusing the code that generates
the magic constant for me and any additional
flags. I've also fixed the bug that caused
the failure in my test. Just doing some
final cheeks and improving my bench test.
It might be possible to make more code cross
platform later on. I'mm not due.
> Am 26.04.2021 um 08:09 schrieb J. Gareth Moreton via fpc-devel
> :
>
> and the other is implementing "magic division"
> where division by a constant is replaced with a multiplication.
You are aware there is code for arm 32 bit and e.g. x86 which can most likely
be reused/adapted? It
HI everyone,
So a quick update on my current work in progress on ARM/AArch64. First the
annoying news, besides
the broken laptop... I've mislaid my ARM (32-bit) MicroSD card for the
Raspberry Pi, so I can't test
on that platform for the moment until I find it again. Hopefully I can find
