linux-kernel - Re: [patch 4/3] cpusets: memory_spread_user interleaves over all mems

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Date:	Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:19:49 -0700
From:	Paul Jackson <pj@....com>
To:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, ak@...e.de, clameter@....com,
	Lee.Schermerhorn@...com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 4/3] cpusets: memory_spread_user interleaves over all
 mems_allowed

David wrote:
> -			tmp = cpuset_mems_allowed(current);
> +			tmp = *newmask;

I see this as a nice little optimization, not a change in
what the code does.  That is, *newmask happens to already
hold cpuset_mems_allowed(current), so can be used for such.

Is that right?

If so, nice tweak - thanks.

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