+ slub-__slab_alloc-exit-path-consolidation.patch added to -mm tree

+ slub-__slab_alloc-exit-path-consolidation.patch added to -mm tree

[akpm]

The patch titled
     SLUB: __slab_alloc() exit path consolidation
has been added to the -mm tree.  Its filename is
     slub-__slab_alloc-exit-path-consolidation.patch

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Subject: SLUB: __slab_alloc() exit path consolidation
From: Christoph Lameter <clameter@sgi.com>

Use a single exit path by using goto's to the hottest exit path.

Signed-off-by: Christoph Lameter <clameter@sgi.com>
Reviewed-by: Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
---

 mm/slub.c |    8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff -puN mm/slub.c~slub-__slab_alloc-exit-path-consolidation mm/slub.c
--- a/mm/slub.c~slub-__slab_alloc-exit-path-consolidation
+++ a/mm/slub.c
@@ -1493,7 +1493,9 @@ load_freelist:
 	c->page->inuse = s->objects;
 	c->page->freelist = NULL;
 	c->node = page_to_nid(c->page);
+unlock_out:
 	slab_unlock(c->page);
+out:
 	return object;
 
 another_slab:
@@ -1541,7 +1543,8 @@ new_slab:
 		c->page = new;
 		goto load_freelist;
 	}
-	return NULL;
+	object = NULL;
+	goto out;
 debug:
 	object = c->page->freelist;
 	if (!alloc_debug_processing(s, c->page, object, addr))
@@ -1550,8 +1553,7 @@ debug:
 	c->page->inuse++;
 	c->page->freelist = object[c->offset];
 	c->node = -1;
-	slab_unlock(c->page);
-	return object;
+	goto unlock_out;
 }
 
 /*
_

Patches currently in -mm which might be from clameter@sgi.com are

ia64-slim-down-__clear_bit_unlock.patch
ia64-slim-down-__clear_bit_unlock-checkpatch-fixes.patch
mem-policy-fix-mempolicy-usage-in-pci-driver.patch
git-unionfs.patch
git-x86.patch
fix-mm-utilckrealloc.patch
pagecache-zeroing-zero_user_segment-zero_user_segments-and-zero_user.patch
move-vmalloc_to_page-to-mm-vmalloc.patch
vmalloc-add-const-to-void-parameters.patch
i386-resolve-dependency-of-asm-i386-pgtableh-on-highmemh.patch
i386-resolve-dependency-of-asm-i386-pgtableh-on-highmemh-checkpatch-fixes.patch
is_vmalloc_addr-check-if-an-address-is-within-the-vmalloc-boundaries.patch
vmalloc-clean-up-page-array-indexing.patch
vunmap-return-page-array-passed-on-vmap.patch
slub-move-count_partial.patch
slub-rename-numa-defrag_ratio-to-remote_node_defrag_ratio.patch
slub-consolidate-add_partial-and-add_partial_tail-to-one-function.patch
slub-use-non-atomic-bit-unlock.patch
slub-fix-coding-style-violations.patch
slub-fix-coding-style-violations-checkpatch-fixes.patch
slub-noinline-some-functions-to-avoid-them-being-folded-into-alloc-free.patch
slub-move-kmem_cache_node-determination-into-add_full-and-add_partial.patch
slub-avoid-checking-for-a-valid-object-before-zeroing-on-the-fast-path.patch
slub-__slab_alloc-exit-path-consolidation.patch
slub-provide-unique-end-marker-for-each-slab.patch
slub-avoid-referencing-kmem_cache-structure-in-__slab_alloc.patch
slub-optional-fast-path-using-cmpxchg_local.patch
slub-do-our-own-locking-via-slab_lock-and-slab_unlock.patch
slub-restructure-slab-alloc.patch
vm-allow-get_page_unless_zero-on-compound-pages.patch
dentries-extract-common-code-to-remove-dentry-from-lru.patch
bufferhead-revert-constructor-removal.patch
bufferhead-revert-constructor-removal-checkpatch-fixes.patch
swapin_readahead-excise-numa-bogosity.patch
revoke-core-code.patch
slab-api-remove-useless-ctor-parameter-and-reorder-parameters-vs-revoke.patch
memcontrol-move-oom-task-exclusion-to-tasklist.patch
oom-add-sysctl-to-enable-task-memory-dump.patch
reiser4.patch
reiser4-portion-of-zero_user-cleanup-patch.patch
page-owner-tracking-leak-detector.patch