(declare (type (integer 3 6) y)
(type (integer -6 -3) x))
(+ (logxor x y) most-positive-fixnum)))))
+
+;;; check that modular ash gives the right answer, to protect against
+;;; possible misunderstandings about the hardware shift instruction.
+(assert (zerop (funcall
+ (compile nil '(lambda (x y)
+ (declare (optimize speed)
+ (type (unsigned-byte 32) x y))
+ (logand #xffffffff (ash x y))))
+ 1 257)))