linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] x86_64: add config options to optimize for newer AMD processors

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Message-ID: <20130929213026.GF5426@pd.tnic>
Date:	Sun, 29 Sep 2013 23:30:26 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Austin S Hemmelgarn <ahferroin7@...il.com>
Cc:	Linux-Kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>, Alan Cox <alan@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] x86_64: add config options to optimize for newer AMD
 processors

On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 05:23:37PM -0400, Austin S Hemmelgarn wrote:
> I'm not saying that should just be included without substantiation, I
> simply mean that the reason to include it (as far as I am concerned)
> is that it doesn't break anything and provides something useful that
> isn't in the kernel already.

If it doesn't bring any performance improvement - and I don't want to
rain on your parade but I think it won't, at least not enough to warrant
a serious look - there's absolutely no reason to add it.

But hey, I'm always open to surprises! So surprise me!

:-)

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

Sent from a fat crate under my desk. Formatting is fine.
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