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Message-ID: <c5c2ae26-d405-4b0f-8bf6-281abcdb3239@intel.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:25:41 +0800
From: "Yin, Fengwei" <fengwei.yin@...el.com>
To: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 02/18] mm/rmap: always inline anon/file rmap
 duplication of a single PTE



On 4/10/2024 3:22 AM, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> As we grow the code, the compiler might make stupid decisions and
> unnecessarily degrade fork() performance. Let's make sure to always inline
> functions that operate on a single PTE so the compiler will always
> optimize out the loop and avoid a function call.
> 
> This is a preparation for maintining a total mapcount for large folios.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand<david@...hat.com>
The patch looks good to me. Just curious: Is this change driven by code
reviewing or performance data profiling? Thanks.


Regards
Yin, Fengwei

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