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On Fri, 9 May 2014 21:02:26 +0200 (CEST)
Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@lip6.fr> wrote:
 
> Which kinds of functions are being discussed?  For example, similar 
> drivers may use similar functions, but if one has only one instance of a 
> driver that has a particular functionality, only one of those functions 
> may ever be executed.  Is there only a benefit if similar functions are 
> all executed frequently in practice?

I wasn't thinking about drivers, but more core kernel code, like the
scheduler or system call interface. Things that do have similar designs
and are called frequently.

-- Steve