linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 03/10] slab: move up code to get kmem_cache_node in free

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Date:	7 May 2014 20:44:52 -0400
From:	"George Spelvin" <linux@...izon.com>
To:	linux@...izon.com, rientjes@...gle.com
Cc:	cl@...ux.com, iamjoonsoo.kim@....com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mm@...ck.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 03/10] slab: move up code to get kmem_cache_node in free_block()

> A function called clear_obj_pfmemalloc() doesn't indicate it's returning 
> anything, I think the vast majority of people would believe that it 
> returns void just as it does.  There's no complier generated code 
> optimization with this patch and

> I'm not sure it's even correct since 
> you're now clearing after doing recheck_pfmemalloc_active().

I thought this through before rearranging the code.
recheck_pfmemalloc_active() checks global lists, but __ac_get_obj()
is doing clear_obj_pfmemalloc on a local variable.

I think it does make sense to remove the pointless "return;" in 
set_obj_pfmemalloc(), however.  Not sure it's worth asking someone to 
merge it, though.

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