netdev - Re: [INET] Avoid an integer divide in rt_garbage

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Message-Id: <20071221.014925.232771542.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:49:25 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	dada1@...mosbay.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [INET] Avoid an integer divide in rt_garbage_collect()

From: Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:20:50 +0100

> Since 'goal' is a signed int, compiler may emit an integer divide
> to compute goal/2.
> 
> Using a right shift is OK here and less expensive.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>

Applied, thanks.
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