linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 2/3] lib/list_batch, x86: Enable list insertion/deletion batching in x86-64

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Date:	Wed, 27 Jan 2016 17:38:55 +0100
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	Waiman Long <Waiman.Long@....com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Scott J Norton <scott.norton@...com>,
	Douglas Hatch <doug.hatch@...com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 2/3] lib/list_batch, x86: Enable list
 insertion/deletion batching in x86-64

On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 01:44:13PM -0800, Andi Kleen wrote:
> Waiman Long <Waiman.Long@....com> writes:
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
> > index 330e738..443e41d 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
> > +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
> > @@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ config X86
> >  	select ARCH_SUPPORTS_NUMA_BALANCING	if X86_64
> >  	select ARCH_USE_BUILTIN_BSWAP
> >  	select ARCH_USE_CMPXCHG_LOCKREF		if X86_64
> > +	select ARCH_USE_LIST_BATCHING		if X86_64
> 
> I would make it unconditional. The code is simple enough
> and shouldn't have drawbacks on smaller systems.

I agree with the sentiment but would like to see a benchmark done on a
small system to verify all the same.