--- glibc-2.3.5/sysdeps/x86_64/fpu/w_acosf.c.x86_64-new-libm-aliasing	2005-06-03 06:33:39.000000000 -0400
+++ glibc-2.3.5/sysdeps/x86_64/fpu/w_acosf.c	2005-06-03 08:48:07.000000000 -0400
@@ -71,10 +71,7 @@ float __acosf(float x)
 
   unsigned int ux, aux, xneg;
 
-  /* For some reason using this:
-        GET_BITS_SP32(x, ux);
-     instead of the following line makes acosf run like a snail on a Hammer. */
-  ux = (*((unsigned int *)&x));
+  GET_BITS_SP32(x, ux);
 
   aux = ux & ~SIGNBIT_SP32;
   xneg = (ux & SIGNBIT_SP32);