linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 17/17] vsprintf: rework bitmap_list

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Message-ID: <YSeh7SrwoMhWb8CO@alley>
Date:   Thu, 26 Aug 2021 16:15:09 +0200
From:   Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
To:     Yury Norov <yury.norov@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 17/17] vsprintf: rework bitmap_list_string

On Sat 2021-08-14 14:17:13, Yury Norov wrote:
> bitmap_list_string() is very ineffective when printing bitmaps with long
> ranges of set bits because it calls find_next_bit for each bit in the
> bitmap.  We can do better by detecting ranges of set bits.
> 
> In my environment, before/after is 943008/31008 ns.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yury Norov <yury.norov@...il.com>
> Tested-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@...g-engineering.com>

I like the patch. The new code is much easier to follow.
Feel free to use:

Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>

Best Regards,
Petr