On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 10:46:31AM +0800, Xiao Guangrong wrote:
> On 01/25/2013 08:15 AM, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 06:07:20PM +0800, Xiao Guangrong wrote:
> >> It makes set_spte more clean and reduces branch prediction
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Xiao Guangrong <xiaoguangr...@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> >> ---
> >>  arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c |   37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
> >>  1 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> > 
> > Don't see set_spte as being a performance problem?
> > IMO the current code is quite simple.
> 
> Yes, this is not a performance problem.
> 
> I just dislike this many continuous "if"-s in the function:
> 
> if (xxx)
>       xxx
> if (xxx)
>       xxx
> ....
> 
> Totally, it has 7 "if"-s before this patch.
> 
> Okay, if you think this is unnecessary, i will drop this patch. :)

Yes, please (unless you can show set_spte is a performance problem).


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