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SubjectRe: [tip:sched/core] sched/idle: Micro-optimize the idle loop
On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 02:31:34AM -0700, tip-bot for Cheng Jian wrote:
> After patch (execution in loop):
> 872: 0f ae e8 lfence

> ARM64:

> After patch (execution in loop):
> c84: d5033d9f dsb ld

> @@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ static void do_idle(void)
> check_pgt_cache();
> rmb();

I never could find a reason for that rmb() to exist, it also lacks a
clarifying comment.

We should perhaps attempt removing that...

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