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SubjectRe: [PATCH] ring-buffer: More precise time stamps for nested writes
On Fri, 27 Mar 2015 00:38:43 -0500
"Suresh E. Warrier" <warrier@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:

> > But for now, what can be done is to have
> > a flag that is set that will implement this or not. Using
> > static_branch() to implement it such that when its off it has no effect.
> >
>
> Are you recommending that for now I use a static_branch() instead
> of a CONFIG option to fix this? I could do that but the resulting
> code will either be messier to read (with several if condition checks)
> or will require some duplication of code. My assumption is that the
> new CONFIG option when disabled should have negligible impact since
> the compiler inlines the functions.

It can be done cleanly if you encapsulate it properly.

Too bad I'm not going on any trips soon. This is a project I would work
on on the plane.

-- Steve


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