[Tim Peters] >> ... >> However, the new branch isn't predictable, so who knows?
[Nick Craig-Wood] > When compiling with gcc at least you could give the compiler a hint, > eg > > http://kerneltrap.org/node/4705 By "the new branch isn't predictable", I mean that there's apparently no way to guess which way it's going to go that's better than flipping a coin. If I could annotate the branch with the probability of the branch being taken, my best guess would be "half the time". OTOH, if I rearranged the code a little, the new test could become highly predictable. OK, I'll do that :-) > ... > Excellent work! Thanks redirected to Evan, who worked hard for a long time on this. Thanks, Evan! _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
