Linus Torvalds Lands A 2.6% Performance Improvement With Minor Linux Kernel Patch
Linus Torvalds Lands A 2.6% Performance Improvement With Minor Linux Kernel Patch
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LKML and patch: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0fc810ae3ae110f9e2fcccce80fc8c8d62f97907
He cites his work as being a variant of a patch submitted by another developer, Josh Poimboeuf. It's a team effort folks :)
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Yeah, one man did hours of profiling and the other made the patch more elegant lol
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Kind of like the butcher who got his hands dirty cutting a steak and then a Michelin star chef cooking it for you.
One got his hands bloody. The other made it delectable for you to eat.
Which is more important to the process?
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Nobody ever gives the cow any credit....
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Like the Linux kernel, the cow is merely a means to an end in this example.
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