Retire "Active reparenting"

[stockfish] / src / search.cpp

diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index ad3898c14af9cbe3faf7727ddb4146661691e0b8..bab8f398cc8f0ebc684c94df9d2e24a29f145a17 100644 (file)
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here
     // Rule 1. Checks which give opponent's king at most one escape square are dangerous
     b = kingAtt & ~pos.pieces(them) & ~newAtt & ~(1ULL << to);
 
-    if (single_bit(b)) // Catches also !b
+    if (!more_than_one(b))
         return true;
 
     // Rule 2. Queen contact check is very dangerous
@@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here
 
     // Case 3: Moving through the vacated square
     p2 = pos.piece_on(f2);
-    if (piece_is_slider(p2) && (squares_between(f2, t2) & f1))
+    if (piece_is_slider(p2) && (between_bb(f2, t2) & f1))
       return true;
 
     // Case 4: The destination square for m2 is defended by the moving piece in m1
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here
     // Case 5: Discovered check, checking piece is the piece moved in m1
     ksq = pos.king_square(pos.side_to_move());
     if (    piece_is_slider(p1)
-        && (squares_between(t1, ksq) & f2)
+        && (between_bb(t1, ksq) & f2)
         && (pos.attacks_from(p1, t1, pos.pieces() ^ f2) & ksq))
         return true;
 
@@ -1469,7 +1469,7 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here
     // Case 3: If the moving piece in the threatened move is a slider, don't
     // prune safe moves which block its ray.
     if (    piece_is_slider(pos.piece_on(tfrom))
-        && (squares_between(tfrom, tto) & mto)
+        && (between_bb(tfrom, tto) & mto)
         &&  pos.see_sign(m) >= 0)
         return true;
 
@@ -1859,49 +1859,6 @@ void Thread::idle_loop(SplitPoint* sp_master) {
           // our feet by the sp master. Also accessing other Thread objects is
           // unsafe because if we are exiting there is a chance are already freed.
           lock_release(sp->lock);
-
-          // Try to reparent to another split point. Only for slave threads
-          // that are not master of any active split point.
-          if (   !sp_master
-              && !is_searching
-              && !do_sleep
-              && !do_exit
-              && !splitPointsCnt
-              && Threads.size() > 2)
-          {
-              for (int i = 0; i < Threads.size(); i++)
-              {
-                  SplitPoint* oldest = &Threads[i].splitPoints[0];
-
-                  // Find the first oldest split point with still all slaves running
-                  if (   Threads[i].splitPointsCnt
-                      && oldest->slavesMask == oldest->allSlavesMask
-                      && !single_bit(oldest->allSlavesMask))
-                  {
-                      lock_grab(oldest->lock);
-                      lock_grab(Threads.splitLock); // Needed by is_searching
-
-                      // Retest all under lock protection, we are in the middle
-                      // of a race storm !
-                      if (   !is_searching
-                          && !do_sleep
-                          && !do_exit
-                          && Threads[i].splitPointsCnt
-                          && oldest->slavesMask == oldest->allSlavesMask
-                          && !single_bit(oldest->allSlavesMask))
-                      {
-                          oldest->slavesMask |= 1ULL << idx; // allSlavesMask is not updated
-                          curSplitPoint = oldest;
-                          is_searching = true;
-                      }
-
-                      lock_release(Threads.splitLock);
-                      lock_release(oldest->lock);
-
-                      break; // Exit anyhow, only one try (enough in 99% of cases)
-                  }
-              }
-          }
       }
   }
 }