Re: [PATCH] updated low-latency zap_page_range

Andrew Morton (akpm@zip.com.au)
Wed, 24 Jul 2002 18:19:27 -0700


Robert Love wrote:
>
> ...
> I hope it compiles to nothing! There is a false in an if... oh, wait,
> to preserve possible side-effects gcc will keep the need_resched() call
> so I guess we should reorder it as:
>
> if (preempt_count() == 1 && need_resched())
>
> Then we get "if (0 && ..)" which should hopefully be evaluated away.
> Then the inline is empty and nothing need be done.

I think someone changed the definition of preempt_count()
while you weren't looking.

Plus it's used as an lvalue :(

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