netdev - Re: [for-next 07/10] IB/mlx5: Use blue flame register allocator in mlx5

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Date:   Fri, 06 Jan 2017 11:11:31 -0500 (EST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...hat.com>
To:     leonro@...lanox.com
Cc:     eli@....mellanox.co.il, saeedm@...lanox.com, dledford@...hat.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org,
        eli@...lanox.com, matanb@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [for-next 07/10] IB/mlx5: Use blue flame register allocator in
 mlx5_ib

From: Leon Romanovsky <leonro@...lanox.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2017 08:06:09 +0200

> On Thu, Jan 05, 2017 at 03:07:31PM -0500, David Miller wrote:
>> From: Eli Cohen <eli@....mellanox.co.il>
>> Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2017 14:03:18 -0600
>>
>> > If necessary I can make sure it builds on 32 bits as well.
>>
>> Please do.
> 
> Dave,
> 
> I'm failing to understand the benefits of building mlx5 on 32 bits, and
> see only disadvantages:
>  * It is actual dead code without test coverage.
>  * It misleads reviewers/customers by seeing code for 32 bits.
>  * It adds compilation time for 32 bits platforms and "punishes" them
>    for not relevant for them driver.
> 
> Why do you call removing all that as a "regression"?

We have this thing called "CONFIG_COMPILE_TEST", it has tons of value,
perhaps you've seen it before?