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Message-ID: <47B73A22.60806@zytor.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:31:46 -0800
From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To: Roel Kluin <12o3l@...cali.nl>
CC: lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] kernel/{exit.c, signal.c, power/process.c}: replace
!likely(x) by likely(!x)
Roel Kluin wrote:
> H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> Roel Kluin wrote:
>>> Not entirely sure who to send this to
>>> ---
>>> Replace !likely(x) by likely(!x)
>> Whoa...
>>
>> Are you sure this is correct?
>>
>> !likely(x) is equivalent to unlikely(!x), not the opposite, so this is a
>> functional change...
>>
> You are right, sorry, Need more caffeine. I will send the right patch later.
Note I didn't say it was wrong, I just wanted a bit more explanation
about why it's right, if it is.
-hpa
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