Re: [PATCH 37/49] x86/alternatives: Move text_poke_array completion from smp_text_poke_batch_finish() and smp_text_poke_batch_flush() to smp_text_poke_batch_process()

[Ingo Molnar]

* Nikolay Borisov <nik.borisov@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > Yeah, it doesn't change semantics, but it's a very small
> > deoptimization.
> > > Mind sending a patch? It does simplify the facility some more and that
> > single branch will wash away against costs like the CR3 flushes done
> 
> Given that poke_batch_finish does a cond_resched and sync_each_cpu 
> which is an IPI can it even be considered a performance critical path 
> ?

Probably not, but even if it was, I think your change would still be an 
overall win, so please send a changelogged patch against 
WIP.x86/alternatives.

Thanks,

	Ingo