linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] SLUB: revert direct page allocator pass through

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Date:	Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:52:53 +1100
From:	Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au>
To:	Pekka J Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>
Cc:	cl@...ux-foundation.org, yanmin_zhang@...ux.intel.com,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] SLUB: revert direct page allocator pass through

On Friday 23 January 2009 19:43:20 Pekka J Enberg wrote:
> From: Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>
>
> This patch reverts page allocator pass-through logic from the SLUB
> allocator.
>
> Commit aadb4bc4a1f9108c1d0fbd121827c936c2ed4217 ("SLUB: direct pass through
> of page size or higher kmalloc requests")

Hmm, it lists quite a number of advantages that I guess are being
reverted too? What was the test case(s) that prompted this commit
in the first place? Better ensure it doesn't slow down...

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