Hi,
On 2020-02-12 11:54:13 +0000, Emre Hasegeli wrote:
> From fb5052b869255ef9465b1de92e84b2fb66dd6eb3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Emre Hasegeli <emre@hasegeli.com>
> Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 10:27:25 +0000
> Subject: [PATCH] Bring back CHECKFLOATVAL() macro
>
> The inline functions added by 6bf0bc842b caused the conditions of
> overflow/underflow checks to be evaluated when no overflow/underflow
> happen. This slowed down floating point operations. This commit brings
> back the macro that was in use before 6bf0bc842b to fix the performace
> regression.
Wait, no. Didn't we get to the point that we figured out that the
primary issue is the reversal of the order of what is checked is the
primary problem, rather than the macro/inline piece?
Nor do I see how it's going to be ok to just rename the function in a
stable branch.
Greetings,
Andres Freund
