Re: [PATCH] Optimize sys_times for a single thread process

[Oleg Nesterov <oleg@tv-sign.ru>]

Christoph Lameter wrote:
>
> On Wed, 18 May 2005, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
>
> > Christoph Lameter wrote:
> > >
> > > +#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
> > > +		if (current == next_thread(current)) {
> > > +			/*
> > > +			 * Single thread case without the use of any locks.
> >
> > A nitpick, but wouldn't be it clearer to to use
> > thread_group_empty(current)?
>
> The thread ist needs to contain only one element which is current.
> thread_group_empty checks for no threads.

I think that thread_group_empty() means that there are no *other*
threads in the thread group, that means that we have only one thread.

In any case (p == next_thread(p)) == thread_group_empty(p).

But it is a very minor issue indeed, let's forget it.

Oleg.
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