linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -mm] 64bit-futex - provide new commands instead of new syscall

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Date:	Mon, 23 Apr 2007 08:30:57 -0700
From:	"Ulrich Drepper" <drepper@...il.com>
To:	"Pierre Peiffer" <pierre.peiffer@...l.net>
Cc:	"Jakub Jelinek" <jakub@...hat.com>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	mingo@...e.hu, drepper@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	jean-pierre.dion@...l.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH -mm] 64bit-futex - provide new commands instead of new syscall

On 4/23/07, Pierre Peiffer <pierre.peiffer@...l.net> wrote:
> Following this mail sent few weeks ago, here is a patch which should meet your
> requirements. [...]

It looks mostly good.  I wouldn't use the high bit to differentiate
the 64-bit operations, though.  Since we do not allow to apply it to
all operations the only effect will be that the compiler has a harder
time generating the code for the switch statement.  If you use
continuous values a simple jump table can be used and no conditionals.
 Smaller and faster.
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