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SubjectRe: [PATCH] use unlikely() for current_kernel_time() loop
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> performance increased 2% per hyperthread;

That would surprise me. Most likely you made some measurement error.

I guess it can be a difference if it's used in very hot loops, but then
i would expect a fallthrough path to win. Kernel code very rarely
has hot loops like this.

-Andi

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