Re: [patch -mm] fix SLOB on x64

[Ingo Molnar]

* Matt Mackall <mpm@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Sun, Dec 11, 2005 at 03:12:17PM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > 
> > this patch fixes 32-bitness bugs in mm/slob.c. Successfully booted x64 
> > with SLOB enabled. (i have switched the PREEMPT_RT feature to use the 
> > SLOB allocator exclusively, so it must work on all platforms)
> 
> The patch looks fine, but what's this about using SLOB exclusively?  
> Fragmentation performance of SLOB is miserable on anything like a 
> modern desktop, I think SLOB only makes sense for small machines. The 
> locking also suggests dual core at most.

well, this is only an -rt artifact: the SLOB needs zero modifications to 
work on PREEMPT_RT, while SLAB needed a risky 66K monster patch. Until 
someone simplifies the SLAB conversion to PREEMPT_RT, i'll use the SLOB.

i havent noticed any significant slowdown due to the SLOB. In any case, 
we'll give it some workout which should further speed up its upstream 
integration - it's looking good so far.

	Ingo
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