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Thanks for the explanation. So I'm gathering that the distinction is inlined native code will be explicit while an intrinsic is up to the compiler. The intrinsi

by geokon 4y ago

Thanks for the explanation. So I'm gathering that the distinction is inlined native code will be explicit while an intrinsic is up to the compiler. The intrinsic provides a fallback if you run on a dumb/old JVM. That does seem much cleaner than adding new byte codes

pron 4y ago
Yes. Also, the compiler knows what the intrinsics do (or don't do), so they participate in various compiler analyses, unlike an opaque native calls, that the compiler is not usually able to move around.