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From: Jamie Lokier <jamie@shareable.org>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>,
	"Alan D. Brunelle" <Alan.Brunelle@hp.com>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@sisk.pl>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	Kernel Testers List <kernel-testers@vger.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@linux.intel.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>,
	linux-embedded@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Bug #11342] Linux 2.6.27-rc3: kernel BUG at mm/vmalloc.c - bisected
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:02:13 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080826190213.GA30255@shareable.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.1.10.0808261144510.3363@nehalem.linux-foundation.org>

Linus Torvalds wrote:
> The inline-functions-called-once thing is what causes even big functions 
> to be inlined, and that's where you find the big downsides too (eg the 
> stack usage).

That's a bit bizarre, though, isn't it?

A function which is only called from one place should, if everything
made sense, _never_ use more stack through being inlined.  Inlining
should just increase the opportunities that the called function's
local variables can share the same stack slots are the caller's dead
locals.

Whereas not inlining guarantees they occupy separate, immediately
adjacent regions of the stack, and shouldn't be increasing the total
numbers of local variables.

-- Jamie

  reply	other threads:[~2008-08-26 19:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 54+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <mzBsPw3QUOF.A.87F.wZGsIB@albercik>
     [not found] ` <48B313E0.1000501@hp.com>
     [not found]   ` <alpine.LFD.1.10.0808251326500.3363@nehalem.linux-foundation.org>
     [not found]     ` <200808261111.19205.rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
     [not found]       ` <alpine.LFD.1.10.0808261019450.3363@nehalem.linux-foundation.org>
2008-08-26 18:30         ` [Bug #11342] Linux 2.6.27-rc3: kernel BUG at mm/vmalloc.c - bisected Adrian Bunk
     [not found]           ` <20080826183051.GB10925-re2QNgSbS3j4D6uPqz5PAwR5/fbUUdgG@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-26 18:40             ` Linus Torvalds
     [not found]               ` <alpine.LFD.1.10.0808261134530.3363-nfNrOhbfy2R17+2ddN/4kux8cNe9sq/dYPYVAmT7z5s@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-26 20:21                 ` Adrian Bunk
2008-08-26 20:41                   ` Linus Torvalds
2008-08-27 16:21                     ` Jamie Lokier
2008-08-26 18:47             ` Linus Torvalds
2008-08-26 19:02               ` Jamie Lokier [this message]
     [not found]                 ` <20080826190213.GA30255-yetKDKU6eevNLxjTenLetw@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-26 19:18                   ` Linus Torvalds
     [not found]               ` <alpine.LFD.1.10.0808261144510.3363-nfNrOhbfy2R17+2ddN/4kux8cNe9sq/dYPYVAmT7z5s@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-26 20:59                 ` Adrian Bunk
2008-08-26 21:04                   ` Linus Torvalds
     [not found]                     ` <alpine.LFD.1.10.0808261403360.3363-nfNrOhbfy2R17+2ddN/4kux8cNe9sq/dYPYVAmT7z5s@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-26 22:54                       ` Parag Warudkar
     [not found]                         ` <f7848160808261554j2f4eaaa6i1ee8801ae75ca7bf-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-26 23:00                           ` David VomLehn
2008-08-26 23:45                             ` Adrian Bunk
2008-08-26 23:47                         ` Linus Torvalds
     [not found]                           ` <alpine.LFD.1.10.0808261644260.3363-nfNrOhbfy2R17+2ddN/4kux8cNe9sq/dYPYVAmT7z5s@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-27  0:53                             ` Greg Ungerer
2008-08-27  1:08                               ` Parag Warudkar
2008-08-27  1:31                                 ` Greg Ungerer
     [not found]                                   ` <48B4AE68.4040205-XXXsiaCtIV5Wk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-27  2:16                                     ` Parag Warudkar
2008-08-27  8:44                                       ` Bernd Petrovitsch
2008-08-27  0:58                             ` Parag Warudkar
     [not found]                               ` <f7848160808261758q7b84aab1m188c1ebb59304818-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-27  1:49                                 ` Linus Torvalds
     [not found]                                   ` <alpine.LFD.1.10.0808261837530.3363-nfNrOhbfy2R17+2ddN/4kux8cNe9sq/dYPYVAmT7z5s@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-27  2:36                                     ` Parag Warudkar
     [not found]                                       ` <f7848160808261936m18c69dc0r26f41850efae4b91-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-27  2:52                                         ` Linus Torvalds
2008-08-27  8:32                                       ` Alan Cox
2008-08-27  6:01                                     ` Paul Mackerras
     [not found]                                       ` <18612.60878.887716.452936-nUko2b1QN/1kfgV4h6NXRTJtLkR7yuzc@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-27 10:58                                         ` Arjan van de Ven
2008-08-27 15:18                                       ` Linus Torvalds
2008-08-27 11:58                                   ` Adrian Bunk
2008-08-27  9:00                               ` Bernd Petrovitsch
     [not found]                                 ` <1219827609.30209.29.camel-7sPfb3biEqGJZy4MaDjwDw@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-27 12:56                                   ` Parag Warudkar
2008-08-27 13:17                                     ` Bernd Petrovitsch
     [not found]                                       ` <1219843032.30209.51.camel-7sPfb3biEqGJZy4MaDjwDw@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-27 15:48                                         ` Jamie Lokier
2008-08-27 16:38                                           ` Bernd Petrovitsch
     [not found]                                             ` <1219855121.30209.112.camel-7sPfb3biEqGJZy4MaDjwDw@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-27 17:51                                               ` Jamie Lokier
2008-08-27 19:30                                                 ` Bernd Petrovitsch
2008-08-28  0:06                                                 ` Greg Ungerer
     [not found]                                           ` <20080827154805.GA25387-yetKDKU6eevNLxjTenLetw@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-28  0:11                                             ` Greg Ungerer
2008-08-27  8:34                         ` Bernd Petrovitsch
2008-08-26 23:24                       ` Adrian Bunk
     [not found]                         ` <20080826232411.GC11734-re2QNgSbS3j4D6uPqz5PAwR5/fbUUdgG@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-26 23:51                           ` Linus Torvalds
     [not found]                             ` <alpine.LFD.1.10.0808261648140.3363-nfNrOhbfy2R17+2ddN/4kux8cNe9sq/dYPYVAmT7z5s@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-27  0:23                               ` Adrian Bunk
2008-08-27  0:28                                 ` Linus Torvalds
     [not found]                                   ` <alpine.LFD.1.10.0808261726560.3363-nfNrOhbfy2R17+2ddN/4kux8cNe9sq/dYPYVAmT7z5s@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-27 11:58                                     ` Adrian Bunk
     [not found]                                       ` <20080827115829.GF11734-re2QNgSbS3j4D6uPqz5PAwR5/fbUUdgG@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-27 16:00                                         ` Paul Mundt
2008-08-27 17:35                                           ` Adrian Bunk
2008-08-28  0:32                                             ` Paul Mundt
2008-08-28  0:46                                               ` David Miller
     [not found]                                                 ` <20080827.174605.85608276.davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-28  1:02                                                   ` Paul Mundt
2008-08-28 16:16                                               ` Adrian Bunk
2008-08-28  1:05                                           ` Greg Ungerer
2008-08-27  8:25                           ` Alan Cox
2008-08-27 12:52                             ` Parag Warudkar
     [not found]                               ` <f7848160808270552u2ee66167x912a68e0bf8b25bf-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-27 13:21                                 ` Alan Cox
     [not found]                                   ` <20080827142142.303cdba8-qBU/x9rampVanCEyBjwyrvXRex20P6io@public.gmane.org>
2008-08-27 16:24                                     ` Parag Warudkar

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