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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/3] Fix Unlikely(x) == y
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Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@sonycom.com> wrote:

> Hence shouldn't we ask the gcc people what's the purpose of
> __builtin_expect(), if it doesn't live up to its promise?

__builtin_expect() is useful on FRV where you _have_ to give each branch and
conditional branch instruction a measure of probability whether the branch
will be taken.

David


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