linux-kernel - Re: m68k: One function call less in cf_tlb

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Date:   Sun, 14 Jul 2019 18:05:26 +0200
From:   Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To:     Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
        linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Greg Ungerer <gerg@...ux-m68k.org>,
        Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>,
        Mike Rapoport <rppt@...ux.ibm.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: m68k: One function call less in cf_tlb_miss()

>>> Avoid an extra function call by using a ternary operator
>>> instead of a conditional statement for a setting selection.
>
> Have you looked at the actual assembler output generated by the compiler?

Not yet.

* Can the suggested small refactoring matter for a specific software combination there?

* Would you like to clarify this change possibility a bit more?

Regards,
Markus