[MLton] IntInf implementation questions

Henry Cejtin henry.cejtin@sbcglobal.net
Mon, 06 Feb 2006 16:45:51 -0600


Do you really have code where 32*32->64 would be a big win compared to the
Appel hack which would avoid the expensive call to C?  It can only be a win
if you have things that fit in 31 bits and are frequently multiplying them
together and the product often does NOT fit in 31 bits.  Obviously one can
construct bad cases, but I would think that it would be VERY rare in practice.