Better calls to static functions on x86-64.

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-changes relative to sbcl-1.1.7:
+changes relative to sbcl-1.1.8:
+  * enchancement: disassemble now annotates some previously missing static
+    functions, like LENGTH.
+  * optimization: calls to static functions on x86-64 use less instructions.
+  * optimization: compute encode-universal-time at compile time when possible. 
+  
+changes in sbcl-1.1.8 relative to sbcl-1.1.7:
   * notice: The implementation of MAP-ALLOCATED-OBJECTS (the heart of
     ROOM, plus a few SB-INTROSPECT functions) has been completely
     rewritten; it may now exhibit different bugs than before.
@@ -100,6 +106,9 @@ changes relative to sbcl-1.1.7:
   * optimization: IF/IF conversion should reliably result in sane code
     when (some of) the results of the inner IF are always false or
     always true.
+  * optimization: On x86oids, variable right shifts of machine words are
+    compiled into straight SAR/SHR, instead of going through the generic
+    VOP. (lp#1066204)
 
 changes in sbcl-1.1.7 relative to sbcl-1.1.6:
   * enhancement: TRACE :PRINT-ALL handles multiple-valued forms.