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cmovq
98 days ago
Compilers cannot do this optimization for floating point [1] unless you're compiling with -ffast-math. In general, don't rely on compilers to optimize floating point sub-expressions.
[1]:
https://godbolt.org/z/8bEjE9Wxx
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woadwarrior01
98 days ago
Right, I totally forgot about floating point non associativity.
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