linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] expand micro-optimizations in kernel to newer model CPUs

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Date:	Sun, 15 Dec 2013 04:23:51 -0800 (PST)
From:	John <da_audiophile@...oo.com>
To:	Austin S Hemmelgarn <ahferroin7@...il.com>,
	David Heidelberger <david.heidelberger@...t.cz>
Cc:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] expand micro-optimizations in kernel to newer model CPUs

> From: Austin S Hemmelgarn <>
> This really depends on how you define 'big'.  Even a 1% performance
> increase is significant for a realtime system, and for someone with a
> cluster of systems, getting even a small improvement in performance on
> all of the systems could mean a huge increase in effective processing power.
> 

I have resubmitted per H. Peter Anvin's request:

http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1312.1/04844.html


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