linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] x86/asm changes for v4.13

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Message-ID: <20170703215201.xzdtomszknjyamb2@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 3 Jul 2017 23:52:01 +0200
From:   Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] x86/asm changes for v4.13


* Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 1:50 AM, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org> wrote:
> >
> > A single commit micro-optimizing short string copies on certain Intel CPUs.
> 
> That's slightly misleading - it's not string copies, it's just regular
> user copies using the "fast string" interface.

Indeed!

> Fixing that up in my merge commit message.

Thanks!

	Ingo