On Thu, 31 Jan 2002, Josh MacDonald wrote:
> I've posted this before -- my cache-optimized skip list solves the
> problem of balanced-tree cache footprint. It uses cacheline-sized
> nodes and per-node locking to avoid false-sharing and increase
> concurrency. The memory usage for the skip list is also less than
> the red-black tree for trees larger than several hundred nodes.
I'd be happy to test a kernel where the page cache uses
these skip lists for indexing.
Where can I download the patch ? ;)
Rik
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