Tweak to shorten generated code in Math.pow.

src/ia32/code-stubs-ia32.cc

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   }
 
   // Calculate power with integer exponent.
   __ bind(&int_exponent);
   const XMMRegister double_scratch2 = double_exponent;
   __ mov(scratch, exponent);      // Back up exponent.
   __ movsd(double_scratch, double_base);  // Back up base.
   __ movsd(double_scratch2, double_result);  // Load double_exponent with 1.
 
   // Get absolute value of exponent.
-  Label no_neg, while_true, no_multiply;
-  __ cmp(exponent, 0);
-  __ j(greater_equal, &no_neg, Label::kNear);
-  __ neg(exponent);
-  __ bind(&no_neg);
+  Label while_true, no_multiply;
+  const uint32_t kClearSignBitMask = 0x7FFFFFFF;
+  __ and_(exponent, Immediate(kClearSignBitMask));
 
   __ bind(&while_true);
   __ shr(exponent, 1);
   __ j(not_carry, &no_multiply, Label::kNear);
   __ mulsd(double_result, double_base);
   __ bind(&no_multiply);
 
   __ mulsd(double_base, double_base);
   __ j(not_zero, &while_true);
 
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                                  false);
   __ pop(edx);
   __ ret(0);
 }
 
 #undef __
 
 } }  // namespace v8::internal
 
 #endif  // V8_TARGET_ARCH_IA32