linux-kernel - [process scheduler] Possible bug in context

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Message-Id: <201009081728.18227.fabio@metanix.org>
Date:	Wed, 8 Sep 2010 17:28:17 +0200
From:	fabio de francesco <fabio@...anix.org>
To:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [process scheduler] Possible bug in context_swich()?

Dear List,

My previous mails to you have gone unheard... my last chance...

In context_switch() (in linux/kernel/sched.c), starting with release 2.6.33, 
two "unlikely" macro  have been changed to "likely". I think the previous 
logic was right while the latter is wrong.

In case I am missing something I, please, ask someone to explain the above 
mentioned inversion of logic through releases.

Thanks in advance.

fabio

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