>Returning a block to the original CPU's slab requires extra cost for
>locking/unlocking but the total system performance is actually
>increased.
Particularly considering that "the job is already done" when memory
is returned. Some overhead will likely be soaked up by
idl cpu's too, desktop systems seldom see high utilization.
Helge Hafting
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