linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 5/6] x86: Pass kernel thread parameters in fork

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Date:	Mon, 20 Jun 2016 17:14:58 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>
Cc:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>,
	the arch/x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@...hat.com>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 5/6] x86: Pass kernel thread parameters in fork_frame

On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 11:01:02AM -0400, Brian Gerst wrote:
> The idea was to put the uncommon case (kernel thread) out of line for
> performance reasons.

A comment saying so wouldn't hurt...

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Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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