linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH next 00/12] mm: replace struct mem_cgroup

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Date:	Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:25:46 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Konstantin Khlebnikov <khlebnikov@...nvz.org>
Cc:	linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH next 00/12] mm: replace struct mem_cgroup_zone with
 struct lruvec

On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:53:44 +0400
Konstantin Khlebnikov <khlebnikov@...nvz.org> wrote:

> This patchset depends on Johannes Weiner's patch
> "mm: memcg: count pte references from every member of the reclaimed hierarchy".
> 
> bloat-o-meter delta for patches 2..12
> 
> add/remove: 6/6 grow/shrink: 6/14 up/down: 4414/-4625 (-211)

That's the sole effect and intent of the patchset?  To save 211 bytes?

> ...
>
>  include/linux/memcontrol.h |   16 +--
>  include/linux/mmzone.h     |   14 ++
>  mm/memcontrol.c            |   33 +++--
>  mm/mmzone.c                |   14 ++
>  mm/page_alloc.c            |    8 -
>  mm/vmscan.c                |  277 ++++++++++++++++++++------------------------
>  6 files changed, 177 insertions(+), 185 deletions(-)

If so, I'm not sure that it is worth the risk and effort?
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