
optimize (and ... NO) to null if no gvsv/padsv, else (dor $x) or do some SvGETMAGIC. (and NO) is always false, but all SVs must call their mg_get for all SVs before not.

$ perl -MO=Concise,-exec -e'if ($a and "x" eq "y") { print $s;}'
1 <0> enter
2 <;> nextstate(main 3 -e:1) v:{
3 <$> gvsv(*a) s
4 <|> and(other->5) sK/1
5 <$> const(SPECIAL sv_no) s
6 <|> and(other->7) vK/1
7 <0> pushmark s
8 <$> gvsv(*s) s
9 <@> print vK
a <@> leave[1 ref] vKP/REFC
can be optimized to
1 <0> enter
2 <;> nextstate(main 3 -e:1) v:{
3 <$> gvsv(*a) s
4 <1> dor vK/1
a <@> leave[1 ref] vKP/REFC

$ perl -MO=Concise,-exec -e'my $a; if ($a and "x" eq "y") { print $s;}'
1 <0> enter
2 <;> nextstate(main 1 -e:1) v:{
3 <0> padsv[$a:1,4] vM/LVINTRO
...
4 <;> nextstate(main 4 -e:1) v:{
5 <0> padsv[$a:1,4] s
6 <|> and(other->7) sK/1
7 <$> const[SPECIAL sv_no] s
8 <|> and(other->9) vK/1
9 <0> pushmark s
a <#> gvsv[*s] s
b <@> print vK
c <@> leave[1 ref] vKP/REFC
can be optimized to
1 <0> enter
2 <;> nextstate(main 1 -e:1) v:{
3 <0> padsv[$a:1,3] vM/LVINTRO
...
4 <;> nextstate(main 2 -e:1) v:{
5 <$> padsv([$a:1,3) s
6 <1> dor vK/1
7 <@> leave[1 ref] vKP/REFC

$ perl -MO=Concise,-exec -e'if ("x" eq "y" and $a) { print $s;}'
is already optimized to
1 <0> enter
2 <;> nextstate(main 3 -e:1) v:{
3 <@> leave[1 ref] vKP/REFC