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Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2014 22:01:53 +0200 From: Daniel Borkmann <dborkman@...hat.com> To: George Spelvin <linux@...izon.com> CC: davem@...emloft.net, hannes@...essinduktion.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, shemminger@...l.org, tytso@....edu Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/7] lib/random32.c: Randomize timeout to the millisecond, not the second On 06/08/2014 02:42 PM, George Spelvin wrote: >> Note, when you talk about efficiency here, this is called once every >> 40+ secs ... ;) > > Agreed, in this case the code size saving (avoid a function call) is the > main benefit. And I prefer to avoid inefficiency on general priinciples, > if it's not serving some other goal. Hm, don't think it will make much of a difference. -- 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/
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