gh-136681: optimize builtin calls if kwargs allowed #137202
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This is a first part, that should address #136681. With this patch there should be no overhead for function calls if it's signature allows keyword arguments.
Below are micro-benchmarks for math.fmin(), when only positional arguments are allowed (as in the main) vs positional-or-keyword.
The missing part is specialization for 1-arg functions, like cmath.sin(): #136681 (comment)
In the main:
Benchmark hidden because not significant (1): fmin(1.0, 2.0) x 10 times
With the patch:
Benchmark code: