Compiler Mechanism for Handling Conditional Statements

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• loading an executable code to be executed;
• checking whether conditional code associated with the executable code is enabled for execution;
• looking up a location of a no-operation instruction in a table and a location of a compiled conditional code in the table;
• and
• replacing the no-operation instruction in the executable code with the compiled conditional code by a processing device.

A computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed cause the computer to perform a set of operations comprising:

• identifying conditional code in a source code;
• adding a no-operation instruction to an executable code corresponding to the source code in place of the conditional code;
• adding an entry to a table to pair the no-operation instruction to the conditional code;
• compiling the conditional code as compiled conditional code;
• and
• storing the compiled conditional code separate from the executable code.

A computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed cause the computer to perform a set of operations comprising:

• loading an executable code to be executed;
• checking whether conditional code associated with the executable code is enabled for execution;
• looking up a location of a no-operation instruction in a table and a location of a compiled conditional code in the table;
• and
• replacing the no-operation instruction in the executable code with the compiled conditional code.