Re: [RFC v2 1/6] x86: introduce kernel restartable sequence
From: Andi Kleen
Date: Thu Jan 03 2019 - 18:40:32 EST
> Thanks for the explanations. I donât think it would work (e.g., IRQs). I can
> avoid generalizing and just detect the "magic sequenceâ of the code, but let
> me give it some more thought.
If you ask me I would just use compiler profile feedback or autofdo (if your
compiler has a working version)
The compiler can do a much better job at optimizing this than you ever could.
Manual FDO needs some kernel patching though.
-Andi