linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 17/21] Percpu tag allocator

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Message-ID: <m2zjvw2dye.fsf@firstfloor.org>
Date:	Wed, 15 May 2013 13:19:37 -0700
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Kent Overstreet <koverstreet@...gle.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-aio@...ck.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>, Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 17/21] Percpu tag allocator

Kent Overstreet <koverstreet@...gle.com> writes:

> Allocates integers out of a predefined range - for use by e.g. a driver
> to allocate tags for communicating with the device.

Can this really not be merged with idr.c ? 

Would a idr per cpu do?

-Andi

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