Alan Cox 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! :-)
-- Jamie
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