Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 11:16:36 -0600 (CST)
From: Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org>
To: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@polymtl.ca>
cc: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC local_t removal V1 3/4] Optimized add_local()
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On Tue, 5 Jan 2010, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:

> add_local can be implemented with the "add" instruction, which is
> significantly faster if my memory serves me correctly.

Yes a full patchset would do that. Lets first see if we can come to an
agreement to go down this road before I put the effort in.

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