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From: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
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> We need a tradeoff here IMHO. I'll check Daniel's work to understand how/if
> it's better than menu governor.

I still would like to see how the fast path without the C1 heuristic works.

Fast pathing is a different concept from a better predictor. IMHO we need
both, but the first is likely lower hanging fruit.

-Andi