Re: [PATCH 2/3] slub: Support for array operations

[Joonsoo Kim]

On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 09:49:24AM -0600, Christoph Lameter wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Feb 2015, Joonsoo Kim wrote:
> 
> > > +			*p++ = freelist;
> > > +			freelist = get_freepointer(s, freelist);
> > > +			allocated++;
> > > +		}
> >
> > Fetching all objects with holding node lock could result in enomourous
> > lock contention. How about getting free ojbect pointer without holding
> > the node lock? We can temporarilly store all head of freelists in
> > array p and can fetch each object pointer without holding node lock.
> 
> 
> Could do that but lets first see if there is really an issue. The other
> cpu sharing the same partial lists presumaly have cpu local objects to get
> through first before they hit this lock.

Okay.

Thanks.

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