Re: [PATCHv8 02/34] lib/vdso: make do_hres and do_coarse as __always_inline
From: Andrei Vagin
Date: Mon Jan 13 2020 - 00:28:02 EST
On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 4:02 AM Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Vincenzo Frascino <vincenzo.frascino@xxxxxxx> writes:
> > On 1/10/20 11:42 AM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> >>>> +Â Â /*ÂgotoÂallowsÂtoÂavoidÂextraÂinliningÂofÂdo_hres.Â*/
> >>>> +Â Â gotoÂout_hres;
> >>>
> >>> What is the performance impact of "goto out_hres"?
> >>
> >> On x86 it's invisible at least in my limited testing.
> >
> > On arm64 as well based on mine as well. Shall we keep the code more readable
> > here (without goto)?
>
> The delta patch below makes it readable again and also avoids the double
> inlining. Quick testing shows no difference.
My tests show no difference too and the code looks more readable. Thanks!
>
> Thanks,
>
> tglx