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We should not conflate whether a property data is an array or a single value with where it is stored (embedded into property_entry structure or out-of-line). All single-value properties are in effect 1-element arrays, and we can figure the amount of data stored in a property by examining its length and the data type. And arrays can be as easily stored in property entry instances as single values are, provided that we have enough space (we have up to 8 bytes). We can embed: - up to 8 bytes from U8 arrays - up to 4 words - up to 2 double words - one U64 value - one (on 64 bit architectures) or 2 (on 32 bit) strings. This change also has an effect of switching properties with small amount of data to embed it instead of keeping it separate when copying such properties. Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.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.