Re: [PATCH] Alternative patching for prefetches & cleanup

[Andi Kleen]

> > +++ linux-gencpu/arch/i386/kernel/setup.c	2003-04-27 04:12:32.000000000 +0200
> > @@ -795,41 +795,42 @@
> >  		pci_mem_start = low_mem_size;
> >  }
> >  
> > +asm("nops: " 
> > +    ASM_NOP1 ASM_NOP2 ASM_NOP3 ASM_NOP4 ASM_NOP5 ASM_NOP6
> > +    ASM_NOP7 ASM_NOP8); 
> > +
> 
> This in particular is just too ugly for words. Why can't you just have a

Hmm. I thought using the Fibonaci sequence for this was clever :-)

But ok I'll change it to the array.

-Andi