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Date:      Fri, 18 May 2007 13:53:00 +0400
From:      Dmitry Marakasov <amdmi3@amdmi3.ru>
To:        Bruce Evans <bde@optusnet.com.au>
Cc:        cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, Peter Wemm <peter@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/kern vfs_vnops.c
Message-ID:  <20070518095300.GA1288@hades.panopticon>
In-Reply-To: <20070518025640.Q39238@delplex.bde.org>
References:  <200705171531.l4HFVEdX083991@repoman.freebsd.org> <20070518025640.Q39238@delplex.bde.org>

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* Bruce Evans (bde@optusnet.com.au) wrote:
> > peter       2007-05-17 15:31:14 UTC
> >
> >  FreeBSD src repository
> >
> >  Modified files:
> >    sys/kern             vfs_vnops.c
> >  Log:
> >  Eliminate a micro-optimization that hasn't had any effect for 15+ years.
> >
> >  Revision  Changes    Path
> >  1.249     +0 -5      src/sys/kern/vfs_vnops.c
>  Since it was only implemented 11.5 years ago (in rev.1.18), it certainly
>  had no effect 15+ years ago, but it probably had an effect later than 11.5
>  years ago.
I think it refers more to gcc capability to compile var/CONST expression
where CONST is 2^n into bit shift instruction instead of division. Which
is more important, has this capability been confirmed?

-- 
Best regards,
  Dmitry Marakasov               mailto:amdmi3@amdmi3.ru




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