From: Adhemerval Zanella <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org>
To: lob <lobbotermey@gmail.com>
Cc: libc-help@sourceware.org
Subject: Re: Can someone submit a patch on my behalf?
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2023 15:37:26 -0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <160A17B9-351F-4FE3-A856-0C4393B42BBB@linaro.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CADGA0f_tkGMWPTTz=SD2o+-VWNFaidfb3iRgxeCpwddBSc55hQ@mail.gmail.com>
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> On 28 Jul 2023, at 14:06, lob via Libc-help <libc-help@sourceware.org> wrote:
>
> Hi there.
>
> I have been playing with "msort.c", the primary implementation of the
> standard library qsort() function. I have a trivial change that
> nevertheless speeds it up by up to 10%. It seems to me that this
> would be a cheap but impactful improvement.
>
> Unfortunately I lack the resources or wherewithal to follow the
> procedure outlined at
> [https://sourceware.org/glibc/wiki/Contribution%20checklist], to build
> and test the entire library. Would it be possible to have an existing
> contributor submit the patch on my behalf?
Hi,
My plan for next release is in fact to remove mergesort implementation from qsort [1]. The cover-letter from the patchset has the rationale of why to remove it.
[1] https://patchwork.sourceware.org/project/glibc/list/?series=22547
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2023-07-28 17:05 lob
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