Critical hot path fix: hakmem_elo.c was calling getenv("HAKMEM_QUIET")
10+ times inside loops, causing 50-100μs overhead per iteration.
Fix: Cache the flag in a static variable with lazy initialization.
- Added is_quiet() helper function with __builtin_expect optimization
- Replaced all 10 inline getenv() calls with is_quiet()
- First call initializes, subsequent calls are just a branch
This is part of the ENV variable cleanup effort identified by the survey:
- Total ENV variables: 228 (target: ~80)
- getenv() calls in hot paths: CRITICAL issue
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