Re: [PATCH v1 1/5] scripts: Add sortextable to sort the kernel'sexception table.

[Sam Ravnborg]

On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 02:59:55PM -0700, David Daney wrote:
> From: David Daney <david.daney@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Using this build-time sort saves time booting as we don't have to burn
> cycles sorting the exception table.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Daney <david.daney@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  scripts/.gitignore    |    1 +
>  scripts/Makefile      |    1 +
>  scripts/sortextable.c |  273 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  scripts/sortextable.h |  168 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

If there is only a single file including the .h file - then there is no gain.
Just fold it into the .c file.


	Sam
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