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Re: Unlikely and likely() functions....
Hi,
charan raj a écrit :
> i just came across this unlikely() and likely() function in kernel code ( eg
> .. unlikely() is used in fork.c ) , i don;t have any idea
> about what the above 2 functions does ......
Have a look at this thread of the mailing-list:
http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/2005-08/msg00499.html. There have
been numerous explanations, and I gave an example of the effect of
unlikely() and likely() on the generated assembly code, see
http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/2005-08/msg00511.html.
Sincerly,
Thomas
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