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#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stddef.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <time.h>
#if defined(__x86_64__)
// fakes a read+write to register
// using 'r' means that the value will be placed into a _general_ register for
// the read if it not already in one, then possible re-read into another
// non-general registers that depend on it afterwards (due the the "write")
#define compiler_forget(p) asm ("# compiler_forget(" #p "[%0])@" : "+r"(p) : : )
// volatile version to prevent optimizing it out
#define compiler_forget_v(p) asm volatile ("# compiler_forget_v(" #p "[%0])@" : "+r"(p) : : )
#elif defined(__aarch64__)
// clang doesn't like my square brace printing comments
#define compiler_forget(p) asm ("# compiler_forget(" #p ")@" : "+r"(p) : : )
#define compiler_forget_v(p) asm volatile ("# compiler_forget_v(" #p ")@" : "+r"(p) : : )
#else
#error "unsupported architecture"
#endif
bool rounds_to_nearest_volatile() {
static volatile float fmin = 1e-38;
return (fmin + 1.0f == 1.0f - fmin);
}
bool rounds_to_nearest_forget() {
float fmin = 1e-38;
compiler_forget(fmin);
return (fmin + 1.0f == 1.0f - fmin);
}
int64_t now(void) {
struct timespec t[1];
clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, t);
return t->tv_sec * 1000000000 + t->tv_nsec;
}
int main() {
for (size_t i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
{
int64_t st = now();
for (size_t i = 0; i < 500000; ++i) {
bool r = rounds_to_nearest_volatile();
compiler_forget_v(r);
}
int64_t ed = now();
printf("v %lld\n", ed-st);
}
{
int64_t st = now();
for (size_t i = 0; i < 500000; ++i) {
bool r = rounds_to_nearest_forget();
compiler_forget_v(r);
}
int64_t ed = now();
printf("f %lld\n", ed-st);
}
}
printf("done!\n");
}
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