From: snicolet <cassio@free.fr>
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2017 02:52:38 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: Prefetch earlier in qsearch()
X-Git-Url: https://git.sesse.net/?p=stockfish;a=commitdiff_plain;h=b73016bb41d4c2fad3126b2e0018d71a36e78331;ds=sidebyside

Prefetch earlier in qsearch()

Closes #1139
---

diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 51d3ae8c..aafe82a9 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1256,6 +1256,9 @@ moves_loop: // When in check search starts from here
     {
       assert(is_ok(move));
 
+      // Speculative prefetch as early as possible
+      prefetch(TT.first_entry(pos.key_after(move)));
+
       givesCheck =  type_of(move) == NORMAL && !pos.discovered_check_candidates()
                   ? pos.check_squares(type_of(pos.piece_on(from_sq(move)))) & to_sq(move)
                   : pos.gives_check(move);
@@ -1297,9 +1300,6 @@ moves_loop: // When in check search starts from here
           &&  !pos.see_ge(move))
           continue;
 
-      // Speculative prefetch as early as possible
-      prefetch(TT.first_entry(pos.key_after(move)));
-
       // Check for legality just before making the move
       if (!pos.legal(move))
       {