[PATCH] Add branch prediction favouring normal numbers

[Mike Frysinger]

On Wednesday 26 December 2012 04:54:32 Siddhesh Poyarekar wrote:
> -  if      (EX> -42)                 norm(x,y,p);
> -  else if (EX==-42 && X[1]>=TWO10)  norm(x,y,p);
> -  else                              denorm(x,y,p);
> +  if (__builtin_expect (EX> -42 || (EX==-42 && X[1]>=TWO10), 1))
> +    norm(x,y,p);

we have __glibc_unlikely & __glibc_likely now
-mike
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