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Interesting, I didn't know loop alignment was a thing. I guess it makes sense since code is just data, too.
by revelation 10y ago
Interesting, I didn't know loop alignment was a thing. I guess it makes sense since code is just data, too.
- scaramanga 10y agoAbsolutely. Furthermore, if the loop is small enough it can execute from uop cache and the instruction fetcher/decoder can be powered down for a turbo boost.