On Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 8:13 AM Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Wed, 20 Oct 2021 07:54:59 -0700 > Kalesh Singh <kaleshsingh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Is it worth adding something like this for the multiplication case as well? > > No, multiplication is a pretty fast operation, and the added branches to > test would cause more overhead than what you would save. But, division is a > very slow operation, and I believe that even with the extra branches it > would still help. > > If we do this, it should be a separate patch anyway, where we can actual do > measurements to see if there was an improvement, and revert if not. Sounds good. Thanks for the clarification Steve. - Kalesh > > -- Steve
