Re: [uClinux-dev] Kernel 2.6 size increase - get_current()?

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Thu Jul 24 2003 - 14:37:17 EST


On Iau, 2003-07-24 at 16:30, Hollis Blanchard wrote:
> So you're arguing for more inlining, because icache speculative
> prefetch will pick up the inlined code?

I'm arguing for short inlined fast paths and non inlined unusual
paths.

> Or you're arguing for less, because code like get_current() which is
> called frequently could have a single copy living in icache?

Depends how much the jump costs you.

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