Re: [PATCH] mthca: initialize send and receive queue locks separately

From: Michael S. Tsirkin
Date: Tue Jul 04 2006 - 08:50:34 EST


Quoting r. Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>:
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] mthca: initialize send and receive queue locks separately
>
>
> * Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > > Has no effect on non-lockdep kernels.
> >
> > Hmm ... adding parameters to function still has text cost, I think. No?
>
> it shouldnt - it's a static function and the parameter is unused _and_
> is of a type that is zero-size [on non-lockdep kernels] - gcc ought to
> be able to optimize it out.

Ingo, you are right, and I just checked this with several gcc versions.
More power to you :)

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