Understanding PrintAssembly output

[Manohar Jonnalagedda]

Thanks for your responses.

>
> > cmpl R10, R10
> > jg,s B24
>
> That looks like a missed optimization.  The compiler should have
> eliminated that.
>

It seems to me that I misread some of the instructions, and also
misunderstood them. What I have is actually

test R10, R10

which I misunderstood for a comparison, while it actually is a zero-check.
Things are a bit more clear as a result of understanding this.

Sorry for the trouble,
Manohar
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