On 08/06/2009 10:02 PM, Nicolas Robidoux wrote: > Michael: > >> I doubt that the gained speed in execution performance outweights >> the messier code. > > The bit twiddling absolute value was just an example. It's a > branch-free float minmod we're actually after. > > Do I gather that it may be OK to use such bit twiddling provided the > speed gain is sufficient to justify code opacity? If the code is unlikely to require changes later, then I'm fine with these kind of optimizations / Martin -- My GIMP Blog: http://www.chromecode.com/ _______________________________________________ Gegl-developer mailing list Gegl-developer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gegl-developer