Re: [PATCH] lib/memweight.c: optimize by inlining bitmap_weight()

[Andrew Morton]

On Wed, 21 Aug 2019 10:42:00 +0300 Denis Efremov <efremov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> This patch inlines bitmap_weight() call.

It is better to say the patch "open codes" the bitmap_weight() call.

> Thus, removing the BUG_ON,

Why is that OK to do?

I expect all the code size improvements are from doing this?

> and 'longs to bits -> bits to longs' conversion by directly calling
> hweight_long().
> 
> ./scripts/bloat-o-meter lib/memweight.o.old lib/memweight.o.new
> add/remove: 0/0 grow/shrink: 0/1 up/down: 0/-10 (-10)
> Function                                     old     new   delta
> memweight                                    162     152     -10
>