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SubjectRe: [RFC PATCH 0/5] Support multiple pages allocation
On 07/03/2013 11:51 PM, Zhang Yanfei wrote:
> On 07/03/2013 11:28 PM, Michal Hocko wrote:
>> On Wed 03-07-13 17:34:15, Joonsoo Kim wrote:
>> [...]
>>> For one page allocation at once, this patchset makes allocator slower than
>>> before (-5%).
>>
>> Slowing down the most used path is a no-go. Where does this slow down
>> come from?
>
> I guess, it might be: for one page allocation at once, comparing to the original
> code, this patch adds two parameters nr_pages and pages and will do extra checks
> for the parameter nr_pages in the allocation path.
>

If so, adding a separate path for the multiple allocations seems better.

>>
>> [...]
>
>


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Thanks.
Zhang Yanfei


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