linux-kernel - [PATCH v3 0/7] lib/lzo: performance improvements

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Date:   Fri, 30 Nov 2018 11:47:36 +0000
From:   Dave Rodgman <dave.rodgman@....com>
To:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
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Subject: [PATCH v3 0/7] lib/lzo: performance improvements

This patch series introduces performance improvements for lzo.

The previous version of this patchset is here:
https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/11/27/1086

On 29/11/2018 8:32 pm, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 10:21:53 +0000 Dave Rodgman <dave.rodgman@....com> wrote:
>>> OK, so it's not just "separate lzo-rle", it's also "switch zram to
>>> a new compression algorithm by default". I'd say that usually I'd
>>> expect this to be separate patches.
>>
>> Yes, fair point. akpm has picked this up now though, so probably a bit
>> late to break it out into a separate patch?
> 
> That's fine.  akpm is flexible ;)  Whatever produces the best overall
> result in the permanent record, please.

Thanks - I've separated this as suggested. I've also fixed up the commit
message for patch 1 (tidy-up ifdefs) which looks like it was accidentally
changed (please ignore if the change was intentional).

Dave