[PATCH] lib/int_sqrt.c: optimize for small argument values

[Michael Davidson]

int_sqrt() currently takes approximately constant time
regardless of the value of the argument. By using the
magnitude of the operand to set the initial conditions
for the calculation the cost becomes proportional to
log2 of the argument with the worst case behavior not
being measurably slower than it currently is.

Signed-off-by: Michael Davidson <md@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 lib/int_sqrt.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/int_sqrt.c b/lib/int_sqrt.c
index 1ef4cc344977..8394b0dcecd4 100644
--- a/lib/int_sqrt.c
+++ b/lib/int_sqrt.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ unsigned long int_sqrt(unsigned long x)
 	if (x <= 1)
 		return x;
 
-	m = 1UL << (BITS_PER_LONG - 2);
+	m = 1UL << (__fls(x) & ~1UL);
 	while (m != 0) {
 		b = y + m;
 		y >>= 1;
-- 
2.15.0.rc1.287.g2b38de12cc-goog