Re: [RFC PATCH] greatly reduce SLOB external fragmentation

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Thu Jan 10 2008 - 13:10:48 EST


> I would suggest that if you guys are really serious about memory use, try
> to do a size-based heap thing, and do best-fit in that heap. Or just some

iirc best fit usually also has some nasty long term fragmentation behaviour.
That is why it is usually also not used.

-Andi
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