micro-optimize FIXNUMP on known (signed-byte 64) quantities on x86-64

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 ;;;; -*- coding: utf-8; fill-column: 78 -*-
-changes relative to sbcl-1.0.55:
+changes relative to sbcl-1.0.56:
+  * enhancement: GENCGC reclaims space more aggressively when objects being
+    allocated are a large fraction of the total available heap space.
+    (lp#936304)
+  * optimization: fewer uses of full calls to signed modular functions.
+    (lp#903821)
   * bug fix: SB-SIMPLE-STREAMS signals an error for bogus :CLASS arguments in
     OPEN. (lp#969352, thanks to Kambiz Darabi)
   * bug fix: CASE normal-clauses do not allow T and OTHERWISE as keys.
@@ -8,6 +13,16 @@ changes relative to sbcl-1.0.55:
     classoid even if X was not the proper name of the class. (lp#941102)
   * bug fix: declaration leakage between lexical environments due to careless
     use of NCONC in MAKE-LEXENV. (lp#924276)
+  * bug fix: ENSURE-DIRECTORIES-EXIST now works when
+    *default-pathname-defaults* contains NAME or TYPE components.
+  * bug fix: PPRINT couldn't print improper lists with CARs being some symbols
+    from CL package, e.g. (loop . 10).
+  * bug fix: run-program with existent or non-existent files for :output or
+    :input when :if-output-exists or :if-input-does-not-exist are NIL properly
+    returns NIL instead of signalling an obscure error.
+  * bug fix: fix miscompilation of some logand forms with large constant
+    arguments.  (lp#974406)
+  * bug fix: account for funcallable-instance objects properly in ROOM.
   * documentation:
     ** improved docstrings: REPLACE (lp#965592)