linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/5] scripts: Add sortextable to sort the kernel's exception table.

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite for Android: free password hash cracker in your pocket

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:59:20 +0200
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	David Daney <ddaney.cavm@...il.com>
Cc:	Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mips@...ux-mips.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	David Daney <david.daney@...ium.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/5] scripts: Add sortextable to sort the kernel's
	exception table.

On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 02:59:55PM -0700, David Daney wrote:
> From: David Daney <david.daney@...ium.com>
> 
> Using this build-time sort saves time booting as we don't have to burn
> cycles sorting the exception table.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Daney <david.daney@...ium.com>
> ---
>  scripts/.gitignore    |    1 +
>  scripts/Makefile      |    1 +
>  scripts/sortextable.c |  273 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  scripts/sortextable.h |  168 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

If there is only a single file including the .h file - then there is no gain.
Just fold it into the .c file.


	Sam
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/