linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 10/25] Unionfs: add un/likely conditionals on copyup ops

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Message-Id: <200709261651.l8QGp5bA031636@agora.fsl.cs.sunysb.edu>
Date:	Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:51:05 -0400
From:	Erez Zadok <ezk@...sunysb.edu>
To:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>
Cc:	Erez Zadok <ezk@...sunysb.edu>, Kyle Moffett <mrmacman_g4@....com>,
	"Kok, Auke" <auke-jan.h.kok@...el.com>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	viro@....linux.org.uk, hch@...radead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 10/25] Unionfs: add un/likely conditionals on copyup ops 

In message <Pine.LNX.4.64.0709261845110.7066@...rervta.pbzchgretzou.qr>, Jan Engelhardt writes:
> 
> On Sep 26 2007 11:43, Erez Zadok wrote:
> >
> >*That's* the information I was looking for, Kyle: what's the estimated
> >probability I should be using as my guideline.  I used 95% (20/1 ratio), and
> 
> ;-)
> 
> 19:1 <=> 95:5 <=> 95% <=> ratio=0.95  != 20.0 (=20/1)
> 
> >you're telling me I should use 99% (100/1 ratio).  The difference between
> 
> 99:1 <=> 99% <=> ratio=0.99  != 100.0 (=100/1)
> 
> >the number of cycles saved/added is very compelling.  Given that I certainly
> >agree with you that I'm using un/likely too much.  I'll re-evaluate and
> >update my patch series then.

Yeah, close enough. :-)

The important issue is that I'm probably using about five times too many
un/likely wrappers.

Erez.
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