linux-kernel - Re: [patch 09/10] Remove the SLOB allocator for 2.6.23

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Date:	Mon, 9 Jul 2007 12:31:00 +0000 (UTC)
From:	Matthieu CASTET <matthieu.castet@...rot.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject:  Re: [patch 09/10] Remove the SLOB allocator for 2.6.23

Ingo Molnar <mingo <at> elte.hu> writes:


> A year ago the -rt kernel defaulted to the SLOB for a few releases, and 
> barring some initial scalability issues (which were solved in -rt) it 
> worked pretty well on generic PCs, so i dont buy the 'it doesnt work' 
> argument either.
> 
Last time I tried it, I cannot mount (or mount very slowly) jffs2 flash with 
slob.
Changing slob to slab fix the issue.


Matthieu

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