linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] timer: Use static_branch_likely() for timers_nohz

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Date:   Tue, 22 Jun 2021 17:19:20 +0200
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Jisheng Zhang <Jisheng.Zhang@...aptics.com>,
        John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
        Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] timer: Use static_branch_likely() for timers_nohz_active

On Thu, May 13 2021 at 14:33, Jisheng Zhang wrote:
> NOHZ is likely to be enabled, so use static_branch_likely() to

Why is it likely to be enabled? Did you make a survey of the wider
distro universe or what?

> reflect this fact. This could improve the finally generated code

could improve? Either it does or it does not.

Thanks,

        tglx