Re: [RFC PATCH v3 7/7] x86/unwind/orc: remove run-time ORC unwind tables sort

[Josh Poimboeuf]

On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 04:51:24PM +0000, David Laight wrote:
> From: Shile Zhang
> > Sent: 15 November 2019 06:48
> ...
> >  arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c | 8 +++++---
> >  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c
> > index 332ae6530fa8..280da6fa9922 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c
> > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c
> > @@ -273,9 +273,11 @@ void __init unwind_init(void)
> >  		return;
> >  	}
> > 
> > -	/* Sort the .orc_unwind and .orc_unwind_ip tables: */
> > -	sort(__start_orc_unwind_ip, num_entries, sizeof(int), orc_sort_cmp,
> > -	     orc_sort_swap);
> > +	/*
> > +	 * Note, orc_unwind and orc_unwind_ip tables has been sorted in
> > +	 * vmlinux link phase by sorttable tool at build time.
> > +	 * Its ready for binary search now.
> > +	 */
> 
> How fast is sort() if the table is sorted?
> Relying on the kernel sources and build scripts always being in sync seems dangerous.
> Probably better to leave the sort in for a release of two.

This patch comes after the build script changes, so they'd be in sync.
What would the concern be?

-- 
Josh