distributing the dispatch instructions lets the predictor pick up on specific pa...

csjh on March 10, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Performance of the Python 3.14 tail-call interpret...

distributing the dispatch instructions lets the predictor pick up on specific patterns within the bytecode - for example, comparison instructions are probably followed by a conditional branch instruction

AlexSW on March 10, 2025 [–]

Ah of course! It's improving the branch target predictor. Makes sense, thanks!