linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] module: Use binary search in lookup

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Date:	Mon, 16 May 2011 14:08:23 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Alessio Igor Bogani <abogani@...nel.org>
Cc:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Anders Kaseorg <andersk@...lice.com>,
	Tim Abbott <tabbott@...lice.com>,
	Tim Bird <tim.bird@...sony.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Embedded <linux-embedded@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@...driver.com>,
	Dirk Behme <dirk.behme@...glemail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] module: Use binary search in lookup_symbol()

On Mon, 2011-05-16 at 14:01 -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Mon, 2011-05-16 at 22:23 +0200, Alessio Igor Bogani wrote:
> > Signed-off-by: Alessio Igor Bogani <abogani@...nel.org>
> > diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
> > @@ -2055,10 +2055,8 @@ static const struct kernel_symbol *lookup_symbol(const char *name,
> >  	const struct kernel_symbol *stop)
> >  {
> >  	const struct kernel_symbol *ks = start;
> > -	for (; ks < stop; ks++)
> > -		if (strcmp(ks->name, name) == 0)
> > -			return ks;
> > -	return NULL;
> > +	return bsearch(name, start, stop - start,
> > +			sizeof(struct kernel_symbol), cmp_name);
[]
> why cmp_name and not strcmp?

Nevermind, cmp_name is obviously correct.

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