> With this patch, at least 8 times less memory accesses are required to > restore an image > than without it, and in the original code cr3 is reloaded after copying each > _byte_, > let alone the SIB arithmetics. I'd expect it to be 10 times faster or so.
Probably more. CR3 reload is a serializing operation and is really expensive. -Andi - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/