Re: [PATCH 10/25] Unionfs: add un/likely conditionals on copyup ops

Erez Zadok
2007-09-26T16:52:03Z

In message <Pine.LNX.4.64.0709261845110.7066@fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr>, Jan Engelhardt writes:
>
> On Sep 26 2007 11:43, Erez Zadok wrote:
> >
> >*That's* the information I was looking for, Kyle: what's the estimated
> >probability I should be using as my guideline. I used 95% (20/1 ratio), and
>
> ;-)
>
> 19:1 <=> 95:5 <=> 95% <=> ratio=0.95 != 20.0 (=20/1)
>
> >you're telling me I should use 99% (100/1 ratio). The difference between
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> 99:1 <=> 99% <=> ratio=0.99 != 100.0 (=100/1)
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> >the number of cycles saved/added is very compelling. Given that I certainly
> >agree with you that I'm using un/likely too much. I'll re-evaluate and
> >update my patch series then.

Yeah, close enough. :-)

The important issue is that I'm probably using about five times too many
un/likely wrappers.

Erez.