linux-kernel - Re: Question on SLAB allocator.

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Message-ID: <m2obm68trx.fsf@firstfloor.org>
Date:	Sun, 19 Aug 2012 14:18:58 -0700
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Jean-Christophe DUBOIS <jcd@...budubois.net>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Question on SLAB allocator.

Jean-Christophe DUBOIS <jcd@...budubois.net> writes:

Slab supports constructors.  Reusing state from freeing at next
allocation of the same type to optimize use of the CPU caches. The inode
cache among others use this.

-Andi

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