src/base/intmath.cc

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 * Authors: Nathan Binkert
 *          Steve Reinhardt
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#include "base/intmath.hh"

int
prevPrime(int n)
{
    int decr;

    // If the number is even, let's start with the previous odd number.
    if (!(n & 1))
        --n;

    // Lets test for divisibility by 3.  Then we will be able to easily
    // avoid numbers that are divisible by 3 in the future.
    decr = n % 3;
    if (decr == 0) {
        n -= 2;
        decr = 2;
    }
    else if (decr == 1)
        decr = 4;

    for (;;) {
        if (isPrime(n))
            return n;
        n -= decr;
        // Toggle between 2 and 4 to prevent trying numbers that are known
        // to be divisible by 3.
        decr = 6 - decr;
    }
}