Check for adcx instruction in the addcarryx intrinsics instead of just adc

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
32/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
rust
Domain
performance

Research direction

Start with the addcarryx intrinsics and read the linked pull-request discussion for the reported behavior. Determine how the current check handles adc versus adcx, then verify that the intrinsics check for the required adcx instruction rather than only adc.

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