[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] event/sw: add unlikely branch predict
Vipin Varghese
vipin.varghese at intel.com
Tue Feb 27 21:08:05 CET 2018
For most run cases 'sw->started' holds true. Adding a branch prediction
suggestion to compiler helps as this is first conditional check just
after entering the function.
Signed-off-by: Vipin Varghese <vipin.varghese at intel.com>
---
drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev_scheduler.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev_scheduler.c b/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev_scheduler.c
index 3106eb3..17bd4c0 100644
--- a/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev_scheduler.c
+++ b/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev_scheduler.c
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ sw_event_schedule(struct rte_eventdev *dev)
uint32_t i;
sw->sched_called++;
- if (!sw->started)
+ if (unlikely(!sw->started))
return;
do {
--
2.7.4
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