hints = SORTHINTS(hintsv);
    if (hints & HINT_SORT_QUICKSORT) {
	sortsvp = S_qsortsv;
    }
    else {
	/* The default as of 5.8.0 is mergesort */
	sortsvp = S_mergesortsv;
    }

    sortsvp(aTHX_ array, nmemb, cmp);