From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Cc: Shaohua Li <shaohua.li@intel.com>,
"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
"mingo@redhat.com" <mingo@redhat.com>,
"tglx@linutronix.de" <tglx@linutronix.de>,
"hpa@linux.intel.com" <hpa@linux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [tip:x86/mm] percpu: Introduce a read-mostly percpu API
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 22:54:46 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4CBFD5A6.3060308@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1287639230.2545.117.camel@edumazet-laptop>
On 10/20/2010 10:33 PM, Eric Dumazet wrote:
>
> Really, readmostly percpu variables dont need INTERNODE_CACHE_SHIFT, as
> this is read mostly, and per cpu vars ;)
>
> Just use L1_CACHE_BYTES
>
L1_CACHE_BYTES is completely pointless, since if there is sharing to
worry about *at all*, it's probably at the L2 or L3 cache levels.
-hpa
--
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-10-21 5:55 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-10-20 3:07 [PATCH 1/2]percpu: introduce read mostly percpu API Shaohua Li
2010-10-20 5:18 ` Eric Dumazet
2010-10-20 6:00 ` H. Peter Anvin
2010-10-20 7:35 ` Andi Kleen
2010-10-20 7:53 ` Eric Dumazet
2010-10-20 21:38 ` H. Peter Anvin
2010-10-20 21:42 ` H. Peter Anvin
2010-10-20 21:33 ` H. Peter Anvin
2010-10-20 23:06 ` [tip:x86/mm] percpu: Introduce a read-mostly " tip-bot for Shaohua Li
2010-10-21 1:38 ` Shaohua Li
2010-10-21 2:53 ` H. Peter Anvin
2010-10-21 5:33 ` Eric Dumazet
2010-10-21 5:54 ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
2010-10-21 6:07 ` Eric Dumazet
2010-10-21 6:09 ` H. Peter Anvin
2010-10-21 6:17 ` Shaohua Li
2010-10-21 6:48 ` Eric Dumazet
2010-10-21 6:54 ` H. Peter Anvin
2010-10-21 6:10 ` H. Peter Anvin
2010-10-21 7:40 ` [tip:x86/mm] x86-32, percpu: Correct the ordering of the percpu readmostly section tip-bot for H. Peter Anvin
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