I think some other architectures first check for zero.
Type: Posts; User: Brafil
I think some other architectures first check for zero.
Well, I think I'm missunderstood. Any CPU industry wanting to make money optimizes, optimizes and lowers the prices. I think they would be smart enough to make multiplication by one or zero possible...
Believe me - your CPU is probably faster than you'll ever be. Or it wouldn't be sold anymore. And we're talking about micro-to-nanoseconds. That won' really matter (unless you're writing a hi-speed...