Re: [patch] x86: convert rdtscll() to use __native_read_tsc

[Ken Chen]

On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 2:15 AM, Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> agreed mostly, with this twist: vdso inlining dependencies should be
> expressed explicitly, via:
>
>  native_vread_tsc()
>
> but we can also make native_read_tsc() __always_inline [it's a single
> instruction with basically no preparatory halo around that instruction]
> and document the vdso detail there.

Given that vdso already uses the inline version of __native_read_tsc,
we don't really have churn all that code around.  I also take your
analysis as there is no issue in converting rdtscll() to
__native_read_tsc().  Would it be possible for you to merge the patch
then?

- Ken
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/