linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v11 08/15] platform/x86: dell-smbios: Add a sysfs interface for SMBIOS tokens

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Date:   Mon, 30 Oct 2017 13:36:16 +0000
From:   <Mario.Limonciello@...l.com>
To:     <pali.rohar@...il.com>
CC:     <dvhart@...radead.org>, <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>, <luto@...nel.org>,
        <quasisec@...gle.com>, <rjw@...ysocki.net>, <mjg59@...gle.com>,
        <hch@....de>, <greg@...ah.com>, <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v11 08/15] platform/x86: dell-smbios: Add a sysfs
 interface for SMBIOS tokens

> 
> Hint: you can move this check out of j-loop as condition is independent
> of it.

That's true, thanks.

> 
> Also how many tokens are there? Is not quadratic solution too slow?
> 

~< 250 on most machines is what I've seen.  To me that that's a small
enough number that this is quick.  It only happens at initialization.