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Re: [std-proposals] Modular integers

From: Hans Åberg <haberg_1_at_[hidden]>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:47:13 +0100
> On 14 Jan 2026, at 10:59, Sebastian Wittmeier via Std-Proposals <std-proposals_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> Von: Hans Åberg via Std-Proposals <std-proposals_at_[hidden]>
> Gesendet: Mi 14.01.2026 11:04
> Betreff: Re: [std-proposals] Modular integers
> An: Jan Schultke <janschultke_at_[hidden]>;
> CC: Hans Åberg <haberg_1_at_[hidden]>; std-proposals_at_[hidden];
>
> > If you have an optimization opportunity that LLVM does not take, why don't you make an LLVM PR or bug report instead of a C++ proposal?
>
> The optimizations are not a part of a C++ proposal, clearly, since the standard does not make such statements. There is usually a requirement of at least one fairly efficient implementation, leaving it open for improvements, and that is what I indicated.
>
> The LLVM code is in C, so templates won't help there. They seem happy with what they have.
>
> That is "their problem", they can create a C++ interpreter inside the compiler, if needed to create the resulting efficient code.
> Or hardcode the problem for any bit width from 1 to 4096 bits.
> Typically this functionality could be done in C with recursive function calls?

I was thinking the code being expanded statically for pipelining, but perhaps it can be done with inlined function calls. Something to try. Then open still has make functions for a series of different words.

Received on 2026-01-14 14:47:35