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Date:   Fri, 15 Mar 2019 17:29:11 +0100
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
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On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 09:30:42AM -0400, Phil Auld wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 11:11:50AM +0100 Peter Zijlstra wrote:

> > Computers _suck_ at /100. And since you're free to pick the constant,
> > pick a power of two, computers love those.
> > 
> 
> Fair enough, I was thinking percents. And also that once we get in
> here it's not a really hot path.

I've seen people say that before; but that's not something I can relate
to. The basic idea is fractions.