Hi,
Also, it is clear that (x+delta) - x != delta for
> some values of delta so I doubt that the optimization happens.
>
>
Is there a specification where this is clearly stated ? I am actually
strugggling to find what kind of optimizations are performed by --say--
Oracle's JVM. One reason for this would be this issue, another would be: is
it possible to write the code in a way that would "help" the JIT (for
example to remove array bounds checks, and so on). If anyone could share
any hint about this, I would be grateful.
Regarding Gilles's issue. If we were to define a private *class variable*
called dummy, then I think the JIT would *have to compute* dummy
{code}
dummy = x + h;
h = dummy - x;
{code}
Now, this is not a perfect solution, because for the proposed (static)
method representableDelta, the class variable dummy woud need to be static
as well, which I think raises thread-safety issues? Do you think a solution
can be worked along those lines?
Thank you beforehand,
Sébastien
