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SubjectRe: [PATCH] lib/memweight.c: optimize by inlining bitmap_weight()
On Wed, 21 Aug 2019 10:42:00 +0300 Denis Efremov <efremov@ispras.ru> wrote:

> This patch inlines bitmap_weight() call.

It is better to say the patch "open codes" the bitmap_weight() call.

> Thus, removing the BUG_ON,

Why is that OK to do?

I expect all the code size improvements are from doing this?

> and 'longs to bits -> bits to longs' conversion by directly calling
> hweight_long().
>
> ./scripts/bloat-o-meter lib/memweight.o.old lib/memweight.o.new
> add/remove: 0/0 grow/shrink: 0/1 up/down: 0/-10 (-10)
> Function old new delta
> memweight 162 152 -10
>

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