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nomem, readonly also means no fences
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This allows the compiler to execute the `asm!` block fewer times than specified in the program (e.g. by hoisting it out of a loop) or even eliminate it entirely if the outputs are not used.
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- `nomem`: The `asm!` blocks does not read or write to any memory.
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This allows the compiler to cache the values of modified global variables in registers across the `asm!` block since it knows that they are not read or written to by the `asm!`.
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The compiler also assumes that this `asm!` block does not perform any kind of synchronization with other threads, e.g. via fences.
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- `readonly`: The `asm!` block does not write to any memory.
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This allows the compiler to cache the values of unmodified global variables in registers across the `asm!` block since it knows that they are not written to by the `asm!`.
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The compiler also assumes that this `asm!` block does not perform any kind of synchronization with other threads, e.g. via fences.
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- `preserves_flags`: The `asm!` block does not modify the flags register (defined in the rules below).
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This allows the compiler to avoid recomputing the condition flags after the `asm!` block.
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- `noreturn`: The `asm!` block never returns, and its return type is defined as `!` (never).

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