linux-kernel - Re: Alternative implementation of the generic _

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Message-Id: <1208660817.12388.40.camel@localhost>
Date:	Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:06:57 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Matti Aarnio <matti.aarnio@...iler.org>
Cc:	Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@...il.com>,
	Alexander van Heukelum <heukelum@...lshack.com>,
	Alexander van Heukelum <heukelum@...tmail.fm>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Alternative implementation of the generic __ffs

On Sun, 2008-04-20 at 01:29 +0300, Matti Aarnio wrote:
> I am curious, why not take the code already in glibc ffs() for ARM ?
> That is, if the ffs() is all that important detail in kernel ?

Here's test results with the glibc ffs implementation.
(small const is still using slower add rather than or)

$ gcc -Os -fomit-frame-pointer ffs.c
$ ./a.out
Original:       3155 tics,  8331 tics
New:            4211 tics,  8793 tics
Smallest:       4019 tics,  7754 tics
Small const:    3552 tics,  6308 tics
glibc:          2816 tics,  6911 tics
Empty loop:     1516 tics,  2244 tics

$ gcc -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer ffs.c
$ ./a.out
Original:       3155 tics,  7828 tics
New:            4792 tics,  8825 tics
Smallest:       4401 tics,  7155 tics
Small const:    3539 tics,  5805 tics
glibc:          2720 tics,  7061 tics
Empty loop:     1516 tics,  2148 tics

$ gcc -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer ffs.c
$ ./a.out
Original:       3080 tics,  7706 tics
New:            4721 tics,  8663 tics
Smallest:       4334 tics,  7116 tics
Small const:    3466 tics,  5672 tics
glibc:          2649 tics,  6939 tics
Empty loop:     1444 tics,  2012 tics


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