Re: [patch 2.6.14-rc4] i386: spinlock optimization

[Andi Kleen]

On Fri, Oct 14, 2005 at 01:47:09PM -0400, Chuck Ebbert wrote:
> Attempt to acquire spinlock sooner after spinning and then noticing
> it has become available.  Also adds a slight delay before testing the
> spinlock again when it's not available, reducing bus traffic.

I doubt your change adds any noticeable delay on a aggressive
OOO CPU, which are pretty much all modern x86s. It's probably
a nop.

-Andi

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