GMP 6.1.2 t-count_zeros failure on ARM with assertions
Marc Glisse
marc.glisse at inria.fr
Wed Jan 17 17:06:49 UTC 2018
On Wed, 17 Jan 2018, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> On 2018-01-17 17:23:02 +0100, Marc Glisse wrote:
>> Indeed, it doesn't make sense to have both the assertion and
>> COUNT_LEADING_ZEROS_0. Would it work to remove the assertion instead?
>
> Yes, this works too (assuming that 0 will always be converted to +0).
You know those details better than me, is that a dangerous assumption to
make? Even when restricted to the architectures / compilers that may use
this code? I was expecting it to be rather safe, but if you think it
isn't, then I'd rather go with your original patch.
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Marc Glisse
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