Re: [PATCH 0/7] minmax: reduce compilation time

[Linus Torvalds]

On Fri, 26 Jul 2024 at 14:33, David Laight <David.Laight@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I suspect just reordering to:
>         extra_pages = min3(extra_pages, max_pages - max_pfn,
>                 EXTRA_MEM_RATIO * min(max_pfn, PFN_DOWN(MAXMEM)));
> will have a similar effect.

That's disgusting.

No, we're not adding random "the ordering of min3() matters subtly for
expansion size" crap.

We're simplifying the sub-expressions, and fixing the problem that way.

               Linus