linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Perf, AMD: Prefer kzalloc() over kmalloc()+memset() in amd_alloc

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Message-ID: <AANLkTinvNSBP+tx3eCW3Xsq1Y_PwndrK5J4xHwWsUtBb@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 2 Nov 2010 15:08:13 +0100
From:	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
To:	Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>
Cc:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	"robert.richter" <robert.richter@....com>,
	Andreas Herrmann <andreas.herrmann3@....com>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...64.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Perf, AMD: Prefer kzalloc() over kmalloc()+memset() in amd_alloc_nb()

On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 6:57 PM, Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 1 Nov 2010, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 2010-10-30 at 21:06 +0200, Jesper Juhl wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I believe this would be an improvement?
>> >
>> > Prefer kzalloc() over kmalloc()+memset() in amd_alloc_nb().
>> >
>> >
>> > Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>
>> > ---
>>
>>
>> I've changed it to..
>>
>> ---
>> Subject: perf, amd: Use kmalloc_node(,__GFP_ZERO) for northbridge structure allocation
>> From: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
>> Date: Mon Nov 01 18:52:05 CET 2010
>>
>> Jasper suggested we use the zeroing capability of the allocators
>> instead of calling memset ourselves. Add node affinity while we're at
>> it.
>>
>> Reported-by: Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>
>> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
>
> Fine by me.
>
Works for me.

Acked-by: Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
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