Re: if (unlikely(...)) == unnecessary?

[Mikael Pettersson]

Davide Libenzi writes:
 > I noticed that GCC >= 3.3 (not tried the ones before) automatically 
 > branches out the "if" code (and follow-through the "else" code, if there). 
 > Is that a coincidence or a rule we can rely on going forward?

Coincidence.

Why on earth would you want to rely on an purely private implementation
detail like that?
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