Re: [PATCH 12/12]: sparc64: Use new dynamic per-cpu allocator.

[Tejun Heo]

David Miller wrote:
>> Isn't it better to use embedding allocator for !NUMA cases (one less
>> TLB entry usage for each CPU)?
> 
> Heck, the embedding case would probably be optimal for Niagara NUMA
> systems too.
> 
> On Niagara systems all of the "possible" cpu numbers are linear and in
> order.  No holes, gaps, or other stuff like this.  So just allocating
> big TLB mapping chunks and chopping them up to the individual cpus is
> the best scheme possible.

Sounds great.  I wonder whether the remap allocator could be replaced
with embed allocator with right parameters on x86 too.

Thanks.

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tejun
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