Re: [PATCH 3.8-stable] lib/int_sqrt.c: optimize square root algorithm

2013-04-30 Thread Davidlohr Bueso
On Tue, 2013-04-30 at 16:52 +0900, Jonghwan Choi wrote: > This patch looks like it should be in the 3.8-stable tree, should we apply > it? > I don't see this as a candidate for stable. Its just an optimization and doesn't address any existing issue. Thanks, Davidlohr -- To unsubscribe from this

[PATCH 3.8-stable] lib/int_sqrt.c: optimize square root algorithm

2013-04-30 Thread Jonghwan Choi
This patch looks like it should be in the 3.8-stable tree, should we apply it? -- From: "Davidlohr Bueso " commit 30493cc9dddb68066dcc4878015660fdaa8e0965 upstream Optimize the current version of the shift-and-subtract (hardware) algorithm, described by John von Newmann[1] and G