linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Make clocksource insert entry more efficiently

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Date:	Tue, 3 May 2016 11:32:56 +0800
From:	Minfei Huang <mnghuan@...il.com>
To:	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
Cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Make clocksource insert entry more efficiently

On 05/02/16 at 10:39P, John Stultz wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 2:20 AM, Minfei Huang <mnghuan@...il.com> wrote:
> > It is unnecessary to continue looping the list, if we find there is an
> > entry that the value of rating is smaller than the new one. It is safe
> > to be out the loop, because all of entry are inserted in descending
> > order.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Minfei Huang <mnghuan@...il.com>
> > ---
> 
> Thanks for sending this in. It looks reasonable to me, though not
> likely to gain a ton, as these are usually short lists, and we only
> really tinker with them at bootup. But yea. I'll put it on my toqueue
> list for testing.
> 
> Its maybe a little close to make it for 4.7, but we'll see.
> 
> Thanks again!
> -john

Thanks

Minfei