linux-kernel - Re: ARM64-cpuinfo: Combine six calls for sequence output into one seq_printf() call in c

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Message-ID: <20161017131040.GH29095@leverpostej>
Date:   Mon, 17 Oct 2016 14:10:41 +0100
From:   Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
To:     SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
Cc:     Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        "Suzuki K. Poulose" <suzuki.poulose@....com>
Subject: Re: ARM64-cpuinfo: Combine six calls for sequence output into one
 seq_printf() call in c_show()

On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 02:50:57PM +0200, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
> > I prefer the code as-is. Unless there's a compelling reason to change it.
> 
> Is the chance for faster log output interesting enough?

Is there a particular user that cares today, or are we trying to work
backwards to a rationale?

Thanks,
Mark.