> Do you mean you don't want your compiler to ever reorder instructions? The compiler's job is making code run faster while preserving intent. If I can write a

> Do you mean you don't want your compiler to ever reorder instructions? The compiler's job is making code run faster while preserving intent. If I can write a 33bit shift in ASM, then I should be able to write it in C. How the CPU executes the code is my (the programmer's) business, not the compiler's.