linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 1/5] lib/bitmap: add bitmap_{set,get}

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Date:   Tue, 25 Jul 2023 12:00:09 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Yury Norov <yury.norov@...il.com>
Cc:     Alexander Potapenko <glider@...gle.com>, catalin.marinas@....com,
        will@...nel.org, pcc@...gle.com, andreyknvl@...il.com,
        linux@...musvillemoes.dk, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, eugenis@...gle.com,
        syednwaris@...il.com, william.gray@...aro.org,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/5] lib/bitmap: add bitmap_{set,get}_value()

On Mon, Jul 24, 2023 at 10:04:34PM -0700, Yury Norov wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 24, 2023 at 11:36:36AM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Sat, Jul 22, 2023 at 06:57:23PM -0700, Yury Norov wrote:
> > > On Thu, Jul 20, 2023 at 07:39:52PM +0200, Alexander Potapenko wrote:

...

> > > 'GENMASK(nbits - 1, 0) << offset' looks really silly.
> > 
> > But you followed the thread to get a clue why it's written in this form, right?
> 
> Yes, I did. But I don't expect everyone looking at kernel code would spend
> time recovering discussions that explain why that happened. So, at least it
> would be fine to drop a comment.

See also below.

...

>           w = *map & (end < BITS_PER_LONG ? ~GENMASK(end, start) : BITMAP_LAST_WORD_MASK(start));

This GENMASK() may generate worse code as compiler uses more instructions
instead of simple approach with the above..

...

> bitmap_write                                   -     271    +271
> my_bitmap_write                                -     248    +248
> bitmap_read                                    -     229    +229

my_ -- means your proposal? Do you mean you have it better in size than original one?

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko