Linus Torvalds Lands A 2.6% Performance Improvement With Minor Linux Kernel Patch

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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 :)

Yeah, one man did hours of profiling and the other made the patch more elegant lol

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?

Nobody ever gives the cow any credit....

Like the Linux kernel, the cow is merely a means to an end in this example.