On Fri, 17 Aug 2007, Paul Mackerras wrote: > Satyam Sharma writes: > > > I wonder if this'll generate smaller and better code than _both_ the > > other atomic_read_volatile() variants. Would need to build allyesconfig > > on lots of diff arch's etc to test the theory though. > > I'm sure it would be a tiny effect. > > This whole thread is arguing about effects that are quite > insignificant. Hmm, the fact that this thread became what it did, probably means that most developers on this list do not mind thinking/arguing about effects or optimizations that are otherwise "tiny". But yeah, they are tiny nonetheless. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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