linux-kernel - Re: [patch] slab: Do not use mempolicy for kmalloc

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0609121034290.11278@schroedinger.engr.sgi.com>
Date:	Tue, 12 Sep 2006 10:36:54 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Christoph Lameter <christoph@...r.sgi.com>
To:	Ravikiran G Thirumalai <kiran@...lex86.org>
cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Alok Kataria <alok.kataria@...softinc.com>,
	"Shai Fultheim (Shai@...lex86.org)" <shai@...lex86.org>,
	Christoph Lameter <clameter@...r.sgi.com>
Subject: Re: [patch] slab: Do not use mempolicy for kmalloc_node

On Tue, 12 Sep 2006, Ravikiran G Thirumalai wrote:

> The slab should follow the specified memory policy for kmalloc allocations,
> which it does.  However, for kmalloc_node allocations, slab should
> serve the object from the requested node irrespective of memory policy.
> This seems to be broken in slab code.  Following patch fixes this.

This is not complete. Please see the discussion on GFP_THISNODE and the 
related patch to fix this issue 
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-mm&m=115505682122540&w=2

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