Re: [PATCH] make lock/release

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Re: [PATCH] make lock/release_sock fast calls

To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxx>
Subject:	Re: [PATCH] make lock/release_sock fast calls
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:	Thu, 1 Apr 2004 05:45:21 +0100
Cc:	"David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>, netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx
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On Wed, Mar 31, 2004 at 11:24:07AM -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> lock_sock and release_sock are no longer inline, but they are called in
> the critical path of many operations, so it makes sense to use register based
> fastcall.

Not sure I agree.  If you care for performance you compile with
CONFIG_REGPARAM set, no?

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