Re: [PATCH] genalloc: add best fit algorithm
From: Andrew Morton
Date: Tue Sep 04 2012 - 16:49:59 EST
On Tue, 4 Sep 2012 14:20:29 +0200
benjamin.gaignard@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Allow genalloc to use another algorithm than first-fit one.
> Add a best-fit algorithm.
This changelog give nobody any reason to merge the patch.
Why was this change made? What are its benefits? If it's a
performance optimisation then describe the tescase and provide numbers.
If it is to address some fragmentation issue then fully describe that
issue, describe the test case and provide testing results.
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