#[no_mangle] pub fn cold_function(c: u8) { println!("cold {}", c); } #[no_mangle] pub fn hot_function(c: u8) { std::env::set_var(format!("var{}", c), format!("hot {}", c)); } fn main() { let arg = std::env::args().skip(1).next().unwrap(); for i in 0..1000_000 { let some_value = arg.as_bytes()[i % arg.len()]; if some_value == b'!' { // This branch is never taken at runtime cold_function(some_value); } else { hot_function(some_value); } } }