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SubjectRe: [PATCH v1 1/5] scripts: Add sortextable to sort the kernel's exception table.
On 04/20/2012 07:59 AM, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 02:59:55PM -0700, David Daney wrote:
>> From: David Daney<david.daney@cavium.com>
>>
>> Using this build-time sort saves time booting as we don't have to burn
>> cycles sorting the exception table.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: David Daney<david.daney@cavium.com>
>> ---
>> scripts/.gitignore | 1 +
>> scripts/Makefile | 1 +
>> scripts/sortextable.c | 273 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> scripts/sortextable.h | 168 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> If there is only a single file including the .h file - then there is no gain.
> Just fold it into the .c file.
>

s/single file/single site/, and I am in complete agreement. However
this patch doesn't meet that criterion. In this particular case, there
is more to the patch than just the diffstat.

David Daney


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