> > > I would leave these branch hints out as they mainly add visual noise
> > > here.

> > Then if compiler prediction hints have any measurable effect is
> > another matter, but it would be the "correct" hint for a lot of
> > installations if this diff goes in.

> but, frankly, I almost sure that you can't measure impact of any
> __predict_true, it is noise and I'd like follow Visa suggestion.

Sure, just remove them.

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