Re: A question on RCU vs. preempt-RCU

[Rusty Russell]

Tejun Heo <tj@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Buth yeah, interesting trick.  We'll be doing IPIs, flushing TLB and
> taking faults until it hits zero.  It'll all depend on the frequency
> of preemption but given that branches don't tend to be too expensive
> on modern processors, maybe it'd be a bit too hairy for possibly
> marginal gain?

Yeah, I'm not convinced either, but I am hoping some enthusiast will run
with the idea in hope of Fame and Glory :)

Cheers,
Rusty.
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