linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: introduce and use percpu

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Message-ID: <4BCF3C5E.5000103@zytor.com>
Date:	Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:56:46 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Jan Beulich <JBeulich@...ell.com>
CC:	mingo@...e.hu, tglx@...utronix.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: introduce and use percpu_inc()

On 04/21/2010 07:21 AM, Jan Beulich wrote:
> ... generating slightly smaller code.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@...ell.com>

How much smaller?  Keep in mind that although INC is smaller than ADD,
the former has flag dependencies that the latter doesn't...

	-hpa
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