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author | Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@lge.com> | 2014-08-06 16:04:29 -0700 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2014-08-06 18:01:14 -0700 |
commit | c8522a3a5832b843570a3315674f5a3575958a51 (patch) | |
tree | f9feb05f0a13898ca60750286000de02a6575300 /crypto/memneq.c | |
parent | 1fe00d50a9e81150de5000490b87ed227525cf09 (diff) | |
download | linux-c8522a3a5832b843570a3315674f5a3575958a51.tar.bz2 |
slab: introduce alien_cache
Currently, we use array_cache for alien_cache. Although they are mostly
similar, there is one difference, that is, need for spinlock. We don't
need spinlock for array_cache itself, but to use array_cache for
alien_cache, array_cache structure should have spinlock. This is
needless overhead, so removing it would be better. This patch prepare
it by introducing alien_cache and using it. In the following patch, we
remove spinlock in array_cache.
Signed-off-by: Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@lge.com>
Acked-by: Christoph Lameter <cl@linux.com>
Cc: Pekka Enberg <penberg@kernel.org>
Cc: David Rientjes <rientjes@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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