On Wed, Jan 16, 2002 at 03:18:52PM +0000, Jamie Lokier wrote:
> > > What's the point of optimizing an IF to a cmov if I have
> > > to insert another IF to see if I can use cmov?
> > I've always wondered. Intel made the instruction optional yet there isnt
> > an obvious way to do runtime fixups on it
> Yes there is -- emulation! :-)
Too much overhead to be of practical use..
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