Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753081AbZIXMel (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:34:41 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753042AbZIXMek (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:34:40 -0400 Received: from mx3.mail.elte.hu ([157.181.1.138]:56342 "EHLO mx3.mail.elte.hu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753038AbZIXMeh (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:34:37 -0400 Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:34:28 +0200 From: Ingo Molnar To: Mathieu Desnoyers , "H. Peter Anvin" , Thomas Gleixner , Steven Rostedt , Jason Baron Cc: Andi Kleen , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Immediate values Message-ID: <20090924123428.GA27282@elte.hu> References: <20090924123154.GA12907@Krystal> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20090924123154.GA12907@Krystal> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-ELTE-SpamScore: -1.5 X-ELTE-SpamLevel: X-ELTE-SpamCheck: no X-ELTE-SpamVersion: ELTE 2.0 X-ELTE-SpamCheck-Details: score=-1.5 required=5.9 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=no SpamAssassin version=3.2.5 -1.5 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 0 to 1% [score: 0.0000] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 740 Lines: 22 * Mathieu Desnoyers wrote: > Hi Ingo, > > Andi asked me this week when we should expect to see the "immediate > values" make it into mainline. I remember you pulled them at one > point. He would like to use them to encode some very hot-path > variables into the instruction stream. > > How should I proceed to get that upstream ? Would a repost be > appropriate ? Would have to see it in full context i guess, with before/after measurements, etc. Ingo -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/