linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] x86: Remove ideal

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Date:   Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:47:26 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@...il.com>
Cc:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, x86@...nel.org,
        rostedt@...dmis.org, hpa@...or.com, torvalds@...uxfoundation.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-toolchains@...r.kernel.org,
        jpoimboe@...hat.com, alexei.starovoitov@...il.com,
        mhiramat@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] x86: Remove ideal_nops[]

On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 03:29:48PM +0100, Sedat Dilek wrote:
> What does this change exactly mean to/for me?

Probably nothing.

I would be very surprised if it would be at all noticeable for you -
it's not like the kernel is executing long streams of NOPs in fast
paths.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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