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⚡ Bolt: Branchless math in generateL5 to eliminate conditional ternary branch#4

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💡 What: Replaced the conditional ternary operator (!= 0 ? 1 : -1) with a branchless mathematical equivalent (Int16(output << 1) - Int16(1)) in the inner loop of generateL5.

🎯 Why: The original code utilized a ternary branch inside a tight loop that runs 10,230 times per call. This causes high CPU branch misprediction rates which hurts performance during PRN generation. By using branchless bitwise math, we avoid the conditional jumps entirely, preventing costly pipeline flushes.

📊 Impact: Reduces CPU branch misprediction overhead during L5 GNSS code generation. While exact cycle counts depend on the compiler's existing optimizations (some modern compilers might transform this to cmov automatically), the branchless code explicitly enforces instruction-level parallelism and guarantees stable throughput.

🔬 Measurement: Local Swift toolchain is unavailable in the current environment to run direct benchmarks, but validation should be confirmed on CI through the existing GNSS verification test suite ensuring that exact PRN sequence output remains bit-for-bit identical.


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