/* normalize input */
iexpon = 15;
- while (!(x & 0x18000)) {
- x <<= 1;
- iexpon--;
+
+ /*
+ * figure out number of bits we need to shift and
+ * do it in one step instead of iteratively
+ */
+ if (!(x & 0x18000)) {
+ int bits = __builtin_clz(x & 0x1FFFF) - 16;
+ x <<= bits;
+ iexpon = 15 - bits;
}
index1 = (x >> 8) << 1;