Re: [RFC PATCH 00/22] Per-cpu page allocator replacement prototype

Christoph Lameter
2013-05-09T16:31:29Z

On Thu, 9 May 2013, Dave Hansen wrote:

> BTW, I really like the 'magazine' name. It's not frequently used in
> this kind of context and it conjures up a nice mental image whether it
> be of stacks of periodicals or firearm ammunition clips.

The term "magazine" was prominently used in the Bonwick article that was
the base of the creation of the SLAB allocator.