linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] TLB flush optimization

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Date:	Wed, 9 May 2012 16:45:12 -0700
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Cc:	Alex Shi <alex.shi@...el.com>, mgorman@...e.de, npiggin@...il.com,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] TLB flush optimization

> Have you tried what happens if you get rid of the funny multi-vector-ipi
> scheme and use the generic smp_call functions?

Yes we did. It's much faster on larger systems.

But haven't sent the patch yet because wasn't sure if it wasn't slower
on small systems.

-Andi


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