netdev - Re: [PATCH 00/12] radix-tree: split out struct radix_tree

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Message-ID: <20171009060539.GH25829@mtr-leonro.local>
Date:   Mon, 9 Oct 2017 09:05:40 +0300
From:   Leon Romanovsky <leonro@...lanox.com>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/12] radix-tree: split out struct radix_tree_root out
 to <linux/radix-tree-root.h>

On Mon, Oct 09, 2017 at 02:58:58PM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> 2017-10-09 3:52 GMT+09:00 Leon Romanovsky <leonro@...lanox.com>:
> > On Mon, Oct 09, 2017 at 01:10:01AM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> >
> > <...>
> >>
> >> By splitting out the radix_tree_root definition,
> >> we can reduce the header file dependency.
> >>
> >> Reducing the header dependency will help for speeding the kernel
> >> build, suppressing unnecessary recompile of objects during
> >> git-bisect'ing, etc.
> >
> > If we judge by the diffstat of this series, there won't be any
> > visible change in anything mentioned above.
>
>
> Of course, judging by the diffstat is wrong.
>

I'm more than happy to be wrong and you for sure can help me.
Can you provide any quantitative support of your claims?

Thanks

>
>
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> Masahiro Yamada
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