From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Subject: Re: SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU without constructors (was Re: [PATCH v4
 13/17] khwasan: add hooks implementation)
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2018 10:18:49 -0700
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On Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 9:47 AM Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@google.com> wrote:
>
> Proving with numbers is required for a claimed performance improvement
> at the cost of code degradation/increase. For a win-win change there
> is really nothing to prove.

You have to _prove_ it is a win-win.

It is not sufficient to claim it is a win-win.

Sorry, but I do have bugs to take care of.