Re: [PATCH 4/5] cpuset memory spread slab cache optimizations

[Paul Jackson <pj@sgi.com>]

> We're adding even more goop into the NUMA __cache_alloc() fastpath.  This bad.

Huh?  I'm only adding more goop (beyond a single inline bit test
of current->flags) in the:
	NUMA and (MEMPOLICY or MEM_SPREAD)
path.

>  @@ -2703,20 +2704,9 @@ static inline void *____cache_alloc(stru
> ...
>  +	if (unlikely(current->flags & (PF_MEM_SPREAD|PF_MEMPOLICY)))
>  +		if ((objp = alternate_node_alloc(cachep, flags)) != NULL)
>  +			return objp;

There are three copies of ____cache_alloc() in mm/slab.c, once
compiled.  Do you really want three copies of alternate_node_alloc()
routine in the kernel, just to avoid a subroutine call in the "NUMA and
(MEMPOLICY or MEM_SPREAD)" case?

I doubt you want that.

In other words, I don't understand yet.

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