[turbofan] Optimize certain chains of Branch into a Switch.

src/compiler/operator.h

Index: src/compiler/operator.h
diff --git a/src/compiler/operator.h b/src/compiler/operator.h
index 616b4cf7afe178433d9db9436d458b4e8189d8d9..6407499da5515759df53363087831c4dc44c01d5 100644
--- a/src/compiler/operator.h
+++ b/src/compiler/operator.h
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ class Operator : public ZoneObject {
 
   Properties properties() const { return properties_; }
 
+  // TODO(bmeurer): Use bit fields below?

[Michael Starzinger, 2015/02/17 12:23:35]

Please don't address this TODO in the near future before we know the saved
memory footprint is worth it. Let's keep it simple for now.

[Benedikt Meurer, 2015/02/17 12:30:38]

Acknowledged.

+  static const size_t kMaxControlOutputCount = (1u << 16) - 1;
+
   // TODO(titzer): convert return values here to size_t.
   int ValueInputCount() const { return value_in_; }
   int EffectInputCount() const { return effect_in_; }
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ class Operator : public ZoneObject {
   uint16_t control_in_;
   uint16_t value_out_;
   uint8_t effect_out_;
-  uint8_t control_out_;
+  uint16_t control_out_;
 
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Operator);
 };