linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kernel: Refactor task_struct to use numa_faults instead of numa

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Message-ID: <54529504.3040101@redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 30 Oct 2014 15:44:04 -0400
From:	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>
To:	Iulia Manda <iulia.manda21@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
CC:	mingo@...hat.com, peterz@...radead.org, mgorman@...e.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kernel: Refactor task_struct to use numa_faults instead
 of numa_* pointers

On 10/30/2014 03:38 PM, Iulia Manda wrote:
> This patch simplifies task_struct by removing the four numa_* pointers
> in the same array and replacing them with the array pointer. By doing this,
> the size of task_struct is reduced.
> 
> A new parameter is added to the task_faults_idx function so that it can return
> an index to the correct offset, corresponding with the old precalculated
> pointers.
> 
> All of the code in sched/ that depended on task_faults_idx and numa_* was
> changed in order to match the new logic.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Iulia Manda <iulia.manda21@...il.com>

Acked-by: Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>

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