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avtab_read_item() is a hot function called when reading each rule in a binary policydb. With the current Fedora policy and refpolicy, this function is called nearly 100,000 times per policy load. A single avtab node is only permitted to have a single specifier to describe the data it holds. As such, a check is performed to make sure only one specifier is set. Previously this was done via a for-loop. However, there is already an optimal function for finding the number of bits set (hamming weight) and on some architectures, dedicated instructions (popcount) which can be executed much more efficiently. Even when using -mcpu=generic on a x86-64 Fedora 38 VM, this commit results in a modest 2-4% speedup for policy loading due to a substantial reduction in the number of instructions executed. Signed-off-by: Jacob Satterfield <jsatterfield.linux@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Stephen Smalley <stephen.smalley.work@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.