linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 71/86] treewide: lib: remove cond

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Message-ID: <20231108100818.4bc238e7@gandalf.local.home>
Date:   Wed, 8 Nov 2023 10:08:18 -0500
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 71/86] treewide: lib: remove cond_resched()

On Wed, 8 Nov 2023 17:15:11 +0800
Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au> wrote:

> >  lib/crc32test.c          |  2 --
> >  lib/crypto/mpi/mpi-pow.c |  1 -
> >  lib/memcpy_kunit.c       |  5 -----
> >  lib/random32.c           |  1 -
> >  lib/rhashtable.c         |  2 --
> >  lib/test_bpf.c           |  3 ---
> >  lib/test_lockup.c        |  2 +-
> >  lib/test_maple_tree.c    |  8 --------
> >  lib/test_rhashtable.c    | 10 ----------
> >  9 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 33 deletions(-)  
> 
> Nack.

A "Nack" with no commentary is completely useless and borderline offensive.

What is your rationale for the Nack?

The cond_resched() is going away if the patches earlier in the series gets
implemented. So either it is removed from your code, or it will become a
nop, and just wasting bits in the source tree. Your choice.

-- Steve