[PATCH] Use long wherever possible in mpa.c

[Andreas Jaeger]

On 02/21/2013 10:23 AM, Siddhesh Poyarekar wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Here's another patch to sync up code between powrpc and generic mpa.c,
> this time the change being in the generic code.  Using long throughout
> like powerpc does is beneficial since it reduces the need to switch to
> 32-bit instructions.  It gives a very minor performance improvement
> (~0.4%).  OK to commit?

Have you done any measurements on 32-bit architectures? What's the result?

The patch itself is fine and if there's performance degreation on 32-bit 
architectures, go ahead.

Andreas
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