linux-kernel - Re: [patch 01/28] cpu alloc: The allocator

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Message-Id: <20071113.201853.40241484.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:18:53 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	clameter@....com
Cc:	andi@...stfloor.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-mm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	dada1@...mosbay.com, schwidefsky@...ibm.com
Subject: Re: [patch 01/28] cpu alloc: The allocator

From: Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:15:55 -0800 (PST)

> Guess I need also to add an arch configuration guide to V2 as well so that 
> the other arches can do similar tricks and emphasize that the static 
> default that requires bss is only suitable for small systems.

I'm going to be against your changes until you implement
a real fix for the BSS bloat problems.

It's worse than the per-cpu allocator we have now, much
worse.
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