Three Android-specific optimizations:
1. Use Math.unsignedMultiplyHigh on API 35+ (Android 15): single UMULH
instruction, eliminates the 4-insn signed→unsigned correction that
the fallback path requires. Same optimization as our JVM 18+ path.
2. Use Math.multiplyHigh + correction on API 31-34 (Android 12-14):
avoids the pure-Kotlin 4×32-bit sub-product fallback entirely.
3. Resolve API level check ONCE at class load via static final fields
(HAS_MULTIPLY_HIGH, HAS_UNSIGNED_MULTIPLY_HIGH) instead of checking
Build.VERSION.SDK_INT on every call. These functions are called 16×
per field multiply (~12,000× per signature verify), so eliminating
the per-call branch matters.
Performance tiers on Android:
API 35+ (Android 15): ~same as JVM 18+ (UMULH intrinsic)
API 31-34 (Android 12-14): SMULH + 3 correction insns per product
API 26-30 (Android 8-11): pure-Kotlin fallback (4 sub-products)
https://claude.ai/code/session_01BhU63WUe9AhikZxRdw3Lpg
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