time/hint.rs
1//! Hints to the compiler that affects how code should be emitted or optimized.
2
3/// Indicate that a given branch is **not** likely to be taken, relatively speaking.
4#[inline(always)]
5#[cold]
6pub(crate) const fn cold_path() {}
7
8/// Indicate that a given condition is likely to be true.
9#[inline(always)]
10pub(crate) const fn likely(b: bool) -> bool {
11 if !b {
12 cold_path();
13 }
14 b
15}
16
17/// Indicate that a given condition is likely to be false.
18#[inline(always)]
19pub(crate) const fn unlikely(b: bool) -> bool {
20 if b {
21 cold_path();
22 }
23 b
24}