[Python-checkins] cpython: Issue #26288: Fix comment

yury.selivanov python-checkins at python.org
Sat Feb 6 12:21:32 EST 2016


https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/cfb77ccdc23a
changeset:   100171:cfb77ccdc23a
user:        Yury Selivanov <yselivanov at sprymix.com>
date:        Sat Feb 06 12:21:33 2016 -0500
summary:
  Issue #26288: Fix comment

files:
  Objects/longobject.c |  6 +++---
  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Objects/longobject.c b/Objects/longobject.c
--- a/Objects/longobject.c
+++ b/Objects/longobject.c
@@ -2770,9 +2770,9 @@
         return -1.0;
     }
     if (Py_ABS(Py_SIZE(v)) <= 1) {
-        /* Fast path; single digit will always fit decimal.
-           This improves performance of FP/long operations by at
-           least 20%. This is even visible on macro-benchmarks.
+        /* Fast path; single digit long (31 bits) will cast safely
+	   to double.  This improves performance of FP/long operations
+	   by 20%.
         */
         return (double)MEDIUM_VALUE((PyLongObject *)v);
     }

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Repository URL: https://hg.python.org/cpython


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