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Pre-initialize ss->ply

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We pre-initialize ss->ply over the whole stack. There is no need
to re-assign the same value(s) over and over again while searching.
Probably a tiny speedup on longer searches.

Tested for no regression:

STC
LLR: 2.93 (-2.94,2.94) <-2.50,0.50>
Total: 25784 W: 2205 L: 2101 D: 21478
Ptnml(0-2): 62, 1660, 9368, 1716, 86
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/60b516c6457376eb8bca9dfa

LTC
LLR: 2.94 (-2.94,2.94) <-2.50,0.50>
Total: 26200 W: 944 L: 878 D: 24378
Ptnml(0-2): 12, 732, 11545, 800, 11
https://tests.stockfishchess.org/tests/view/60b53652457376eb8bca9e0e

closes https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/pull/3516

No functional change.
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J. Oster 2021-05-31 17:46:40 +02:00 • committed by Stéphane Nicolet
parent e8418bb1b9
commit 9fd5b44d60
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@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ void Thread::search() {
// To allow access to (ss-7) up to (ss+2), the stack must be oversized.
// The former is needed to allow update_continuation_histories(ss-1, ...),
// which accesses its argument at ss-6, also near the root.
// The latter is needed for statScores and killer initialization.
// The latter is needed for statScore and killer initialization.
Stack stack[MAX_PLY+10], *ss = stack+7;
Move pv[MAX_PLY+1];
Value bestValue, alpha, beta, delta;
@ -268,6 +268,9 @@ void Thread::search() {
for (int i = 7; i > 0; i--)
(ss-i)->continuationHistory = &this->continuationHistory[0][0][NO_PIECE][0]; // Use as a sentinel
for (int i = 0; i <= MAX_PLY + 2; ++i)
(ss+i)->ply = i;
ss->pv = pv;
bestValue = delta = alpha = -VALUE_INFINITE;
@ -607,7 +610,6 @@ namespace {
assert(0 <= ss->ply && ss->ply < MAX_PLY);
(ss+1)->ply = ss->ply + 1;
(ss+1)->ttPv = false;
(ss+1)->excludedMove = bestMove = MOVE_NONE;
(ss+2)->killers[0] = (ss+2)->killers[1] = MOVE_NONE;
@ -1379,7 +1381,6 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts from here
}
Thread* thisThread = pos.this_thread();
(ss+1)->ply = ss->ply + 1;
bestMove = MOVE_NONE;
ss->inCheck = pos.checkers();
moveCount = 0;