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Re:LLVM Is Smarter Than Me by moomin on Monday April 22, 2024 @04:27AM (#40112397)
Yeah, one suspects this is a dumb micro-optimisation to make benchmark figures look better with little practical application.
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Re:LLVM Is Smarter Than Me by lambdaxyzw on Monday April 22, 2024 @05:29AM (#40112687)
Doing micro optimizations is precisely the compiler's job - so I don't have to worry about it.
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Re:LLVM Is Smarter Than Me by moomin on Monday April 22, 2024 @07:48AM (#40113401)
Yeah, but all micro optimisations come with costs, from compiler time to maintenance overhead. Someone's still got to ask if it's worth it. And in this case, I just can't see many regular programs containing code likely to trip this, but benchmarks? All the time.
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