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SubjectRe: [PATCH 7/9] lib/cpumask: add num_{possible,present,active}_cpus_{eq,gt,le}
On Sun, Nov 28, 2021 at 05:56:51AM +0100, Michał Mirosław wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 27, 2021 at 07:57:02PM -0800, Yury Norov wrote:
> > Add num_{possible,present,active}_cpus_{eq,gt,le} and replace num_*_cpus()
> > with one of new functions where appropriate. This allows num_*_cpus_*()
> > to return earlier depending on the condition.
> [...]
> > @@ -3193,7 +3193,7 @@ int __init pcpu_page_first_chunk(size_t reserved_size,
> >
> > /* allocate pages */
> > j = 0;
> > - for (unit = 0; unit < num_possible_cpus(); unit++) {
> > + for (unit = 0; num_possible_cpus_gt(unit); unit++) {
>
> This looks dubious. The old version I could hope the compiler would call
> num_possible_cpus() only once if it's marked const or pure, but the
> alternative is going to count the bits every time making this a guaranteed
> O(n^2) even though the bitmap doesn't change.

Hmm. This code already unnecessarily calls num_possible_cpus() multiple
times. Since it doesn't change after early init I would suggest just
calling it once here.

Best Regards
Michał Mirosław

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