linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] slab.h: sprinkle __assume

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.20.1510020550350.3620@east.gentwo.org>
Date:	Fri, 2 Oct 2015 05:50:59 -0500 (CDT)
From:	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>
To:	Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>
cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>,
	Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@....com>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] slab.h: sprinkle __assume_aligned attributes

On Fri, 2 Oct 2015, Rasmus Villemoes wrote:

> The various allocators return aligned memory. Telling the compiler
> that allows it to generate better code in many cases, for example when
> the return value is immediately passed to memset().


Looks good.

Acked-by: Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>

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