linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/8] Use vmalloc for large cgroups pidlist allocations

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Message-ID: <20090820163510.27942b62@bike.lwn.net>
Date:	Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:35:10 -0600
From:	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Paul Menage <menage@...gle.com>, bblum@...rew.cmu.edu,
	lizf@...fujitsu.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	Dave Hansen <haveblue@...ibm.com>,
	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/8] Use vmalloc for large cgroups pidlist allocations

On Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:14:00 -0700
Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:

> Hang on.  Isn't this why Dave just wrote and I just rush-merged
> lib/flex_array.c?
> 
> Was that code evaluated for this application and judged unsuitable?  If so,
> for what reason?

Should it be helpful: I wrote an overview of the flex_array API here:

	http://lwn.net/Articles/345273/

I could format it up for addition to Documentation/ if people want.

jon
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