Re: [PATCH] mthca: initialize send and receive queue locks separately

[Michael S. Tsirkin]

Quoting r. Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>:
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] mthca: initialize send and receive queue locks separately
> 
> 
> * Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > > Has no effect on non-lockdep kernels.
> > 
> > Hmm ... adding parameters to function still has text cost, I think. No?
> 
> it shouldnt - it's a static function and the parameter is unused _and_ 
> is of a type that is zero-size [on non-lockdep kernels] - gcc ought to 
> be able to optimize it out.

Ingo, you are right, and I just checked this with several gcc versions.
More power to you :)

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MST
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