better loop/branch target alignment

Bug #383952 reported by Nikodemus Siivola
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SBCL
Incomplete
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Bug Description

Currently on x86-64 SBCL aligns loops, but it would probably be better to align all backwards branch targets. ...but as has been noted, effects of alignment on modern processors seem to be getting harder to predict. Possibly a better strategy would be to try to be smarter about fitting loops inside cache lines, etc.

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Douglas Katzman (dougk) wrote :

this is some combination of fixed and/or obsolete

Changed in sbcl:
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
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