linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fs: seq_file: optimize seq

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Date:	Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:21:23 +0100
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	Dmitry Voytik <voytikd@...il.com>
Cc:	Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fs: seq_file: optimize seq_pad()

On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 01:20:19PM +0400, Dmitry Voytik wrote:
> Use seq_putc() instead of seq_printf() in seq_pad() because the
> former is faster.

_Solitary_ seq_putc() is certainly going to be faster, but that loop...
Do you have profiling results, or is it just an apriori "printf must
be sloooowwww"?
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