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The unlikely() annotation is a static prediction hint that compiler may use to reorder code out of hot path. We use it elsewhere (namely tree-checker.c) for error branches that almost never happen. Transaction abort is one such error, the btrfs_abort_transaction() inlines code to check the state and print a warning, this ought to be out of the hot path. The most common pattern is when transaction abort is called after checking a return value and the control flow leads to a quick return. In other cases it may not be necessary to add unlikely() e.g. when the function returns anyway or the control flow is not changed noticeably. Reviewed-by: Filipe Manana <fdmanana@suse.com> Signed-off-by: David Sterba <dsterba@suse.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 reStructuredText 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.