linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86-64: reduce SMP locks table size

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Message-ID: <4BD8D015.6000703@zytor.com>
Date:	Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:17:25 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Jan Beulich <JBeulich@...ell.com>
CC:	mingo@...e.hu, tglx@...utronix.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86-64: reduce SMP locks table size

On 04/21/2010 08:08 AM, Jan Beulich wrote:
> ... by using relative pointers instead of absolute ones, thus cutting
> the table size by half.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@...ell.com>

We probably could use something like this for the alternatives and
exceptions tables, too...

	-hpa
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