linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 1/1] cleanup: use bool as return type for rwsem_is

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Date:	Fri, 6 Jun 2014 14:02:52 -0400
From:	Pranith Kumar <pranith@...ech.edu>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com,
	davidlohr@...com, mingo@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/1] cleanup: use bool as return type for rwsem_is_locked

On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 1:56 PM, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org> wrote:
>> Fixed and checked the assembly. It saves us 2 bytes of code, not much. I am not sure if that is worth it :(
>
> still 2 bytes, so sure.
>
> Which gcc did you use and what arch did you build? That might be useful
> info for the changelog.

I am using gcc (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.7.3-2ubuntu1~12.04) 4.7.3. I tested
this using ARCH=um with a Pentium processor to turn on
CONFIG_RWSEM_GENERIC_SPINLOCK.

-- 
Pranith
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