netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: ieee802154: at86rf230: convert to use maple tree register cache

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Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2024 14:35:13 +0000
From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
To: Bo Liu (刘波)-浪潮信息 <liubo03@...pur.com>
Cc: "miquel.raynal@...tlin.com" <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: ieee802154: at86rf230: convert to use maple tree
 register cache

On Fri, Feb 02, 2024 at 08:08:14AM +0000, Bo Liu (刘波)-浪潮信息 wrote:
> 
> >Hi Bo,
> >
> >liubo03@...pur.com wrote on Fri, 2 Feb 2024 01:45:12 -0500:
> >
> >> The maple tree register cache is based on a much more modern data
> >> structure than the rbtree cache and makes optimisation choices which
> >> are probably more appropriate for modern systems than those made by the
> >rbtree cache.
> >
> >What are the real intended benefits? Shall we expect any drawbacks?
> >
> Hi
> 	The maple tree register cache has now got to the point where is is
> 	roughly feature compatible with the rbtree cache. It's based on a much more modern data
> 	structure than the rbtree cache

Thanks Bo Liu,

You have stated that maple is more modern than rbtree.
But please address Miquel's questions: what are the real
expected benefits; what possible drawbacks are there?