linux-kernel - Re: [patch V4 09/31] bitops: Add x86-specific parity functions

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Date:	Wed, 11 May 2016 11:52:20 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:	zengzhaoxiu@....com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, andi@...stfloor.org,
	dvyukov@...gle.com, Zhaoxiu Zeng <zhaoxiu.zeng@...il.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [patch V4 09/31] bitops: Add x86-specific parity functions

On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 11:31:39AM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> How many bytes does that end up being? Should we make it a call?

Those should call __arch_hweight* anyway - no need for the duplication
at all.

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