linux-kernel - Re: [patch 2/9] Conditional Calls

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Message-ID: <20070601174510.GG7217@one.firstfloor.org>
Date:	Fri, 1 Jun 2007 19:45:10 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Matt Mackall <mpm@...enic.com>
Cc:	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 2/9] Conditional Calls - Hash Table

> It's not clear to me why either of those things are necessary. An
> example please?

It's certainly possible that a global flag would need to be tested
more than once.

I guess it would work if a symbol is associated with a single
definition. e.g. if there is a DEFINE_COND_CALL() somewhere
and the individual cond calls reference it.

-Andi
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