linux-kernel - Re: [patch] mm, memcg: avoid unnecessary function call when memcg is disabled

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Date:	Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:34:29 +0400
From:	Glauber Costa <glommer@...allels.com>
To:	Kamezawa Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
CC:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>,
	Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz>, Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <cgroups@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-mm@...ck.org>
Subject: Re: [patch] mm, memcg: avoid unnecessary function call when memcg
 is disabled

On 11/20/2012 08:23 AM, Kamezawa Hiroyuki wrote:
> (2012/11/20 10:44), David Rientjes wrote:
>> While profiling numa/core v16 with cgroup_disable=memory on the command
>> line, I noticed mem_cgroup_count_vm_event() still showed up as high as
>> 0.60% in perftop.
>>
>> This occurs because the function is called extremely often even when
>> memcg
>> is disabled.
>>
>> To fix this, inline the check for mem_cgroup_disabled() so we avoid the
>> unnecessary function call if memcg is disabled.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
> 
> Acked-By: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
> 
I am fine with this as well.

Acked-by: Glauber Costa <glommer@...allels.com>

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