> I answer again. It's better not to write find_prev_bit at all and > learn how to use existing functionality. Thanks for the answer I'll fix and send the patch again :) On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 3:14 AM Yury Norov <yury.norov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 5:36 PM Yun Levi <ppbuk5246@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > >On Fri, Dec 4, 2020 at 3:53 AM Willy Tarreau <w@xxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 03, 2020 at 10:46:25AM -0800, Yury Norov wrote: > > > > Yun, could you please stop top-posting and excessive trimming in the thread? > > > > > > And re-configure the mail agent to make the "Subject" field appear and > > > fill it. > > > > >On Thu, Dec 03, 2020 at 10:46:25AM -0800, Yury Norov wrote: > > > Yun, could you please stop top-posting and excessive trimming in the thread? > > Sorry to make you uncomfortable... Thanks for advice. > > > > >On Thu, Dec 03, 2020 at 10:46:25AM -0800, Yury Norov wrote: > > > As you said, find_last_bit() and proposed find_prev_*_bit() have the > > > same functionality. > > > If you really want to have find_prev_*_bit(), could you please at > > > least write it using find_last_bit(), otherwise it would be just a > > > blottering. > > > > Actually find_prev_*_bit call _find_prev_bit which is a common helper function > > like _find_next_bit. > > As you know this function is required to support __BIGEDIAN's little > > endian search. > > find_prev_bit actually wrapper of _find_prev_bit which have a feature > > the find_last_bit. > > > > That makes the semantics difference between find_last_bit and find_prev_bit. > > -- specify where you find from and > > In loop, find_last_bit couldn't sustain original size as sentinel > > return value > > (we should change the size argument for next searching > > But it means whenever we call, "NOT SET or NOT CLEAR"'s sentinel > > return value is changed per call). > > > > Because we should have _find_prev_bit, > > I think it's the matter to choose which is better to usein > > find_prev_bit (find_last_bit? or _find_prev_bit?) > > sustaining find_prev_bit feature (give size as sentinel return, from > > where I start). > > if my understanding is correct. > > > > In my view, I prefer to use _find_prev_bit like find_next_bit for > > integrated format. > > > > But In some of the benchmarking, find_last_bit is better than _find_prev_bit, > > here what I tested (look similar but sometimes have some difference). > > > > Start testing find_bit() with random-filled bitmap > > [ +0.001850] find_next_bit: 842792 ns, 163788 iterations > > [ +0.000873] find_prev_bit: 870914 ns, 163788 iterations > > [ +0.000824] find_next_zero_bit: 821959 ns, 163894 iterations > > [ +0.000677] find_prev_zero_bit: 676240 ns, 163894 iterations > > [ +0.000777] find_last_bit: 659103 ns, 163788 iterations > > [ +0.001822] find_first_bit: 1708041 ns, 16250 iterations > > [ +0.000539] find_next_and_bit: 492182 ns, 73871 iterations > > [ +0.000001] > > Start testing find_bit() with sparse bitmap > > [ +0.000222] find_next_bit: 13227 ns, 654 iterations > > [ +0.000013] find_prev_bit: 11652 ns, 654 iterations > > [ +0.001845] find_next_zero_bit: 1723869 ns, 327028 iterations > > [ +0.001538] find_prev_zero_bit: 1355808 ns, 327028 iterations > > [ +0.000010] find_last_bit: 8114 ns, 654 iterations > > [ +0.000867] find_first_bit: 710639 ns, 654 iterations > > [ +0.000006] find_next_and_bit: 4273 ns, 1 iterations > > [ +0.000004] find_next_and_bit: 3278 ns, 1 iterations > > > > Start testing find_bit() with random-filled bitmap > > [ +0.001784] find_next_bit: 805553 ns, 164240 iterations > > [ +0.000643] find_prev_bit: 632474 ns, 164240 iterations > > [ +0.000950] find_next_zero_bit: 877215 ns, 163442 iterations > > [ +0.000664] find_prev_zero_bit: 662339 ns, 163442 iterations > > [ +0.000680] find_last_bit: 602204 ns, 164240 iterations > > [ +0.001912] find_first_bit: 1758208 ns, 16408 iterations > > [ +0.000760] find_next_and_bit: 531033 ns, 73798 iterations > > [ +0.000002] > > Start testing find_bit() with sparse bitmap > > [ +0.000203] find_next_bit: 12468 ns, 656 iterations > > [ +0.000205] find_prev_bit: 10948 ns, 656 iterations > > [ +0.001759] find_next_zero_bit: 1579447 ns, 327026 iterations > > [ +0.001935] find_prev_zero_bit: 1931961 ns, 327026 iterations > > [ +0.000013] find_last_bit: 9543 ns, 656 iterations > > [ +0.000732] find_first_bit: 562009 ns, 656 iterations > > [ +0.000217] find_next_and_bit: 6804 ns, 1 iterations > > [ +0.000007] find_next_and_bit: 4367 ns, 1 iterations > > > > Is it better to write find_prev_bit using find_last_bit? > > I question again. > > I answer again. It's better not to write find_prev_bit at all and > learn how to use existing functionality. > > Yury > > > Thanks for your great advice, But please forgive my fault and lackness. > > > > HTH. > > Levi.
