linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH] module: Optimize __module

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Date:	Thu, 26 Feb 2015 18:22:22 +0100
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>, Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, oleg@...hat.com,
	paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, rusty@...tcorp.com.au, mingo@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH] module: Optimize __module_address() using a latched
 RB-tree

On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 04:55:35PM +0000, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
> > +static unsigned long mod_value(struct module *mod, int idx)
> > +{
> > +	if (idx & init_bit)
> 
> Hrm, my first reflex is to look for a "init_bit" variable here.
> Should we use caps for enum entries instead ? e.g. INIT_BIT ?

I could change those bit things to CPP and then use caps :-)

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