Re: [Patch 3/3] Convert link_mem_sections to usefind_memory_block_hinted.

[KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki]

On Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:00:56 -0500
Robin Holt <holt@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> Modify link_mem_sections() to pass in the previous mem_block as a hint to
> locating the next mem_block.  Since they are typically added in order this
> results in a massive saving in time during boot of a very large system.
> For example, on a 16TB x86_64 machine, it reduced the total time spent
> linking all node's memory sections from 1 hour, 27 minutes to 46 seconds.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Robin Holt <holt@xxxxxxx>
> To: Gary Hade <garyhade@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Badari Pulavarty <pbadari@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: lkml <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
Reviewed-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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