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SubjectRe: [PATCH] - Reduce TLB flushing during process migration
>>>>> On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 10:48:00 -0500, Jack Steiner <steiner@sgi.com> said:

Jack> As far as the tlb_migrate patch is concerned, the change to
Jack> the way machvec noop functions are implemented is mostly
Jack> unrelated to the tlb_migrate patch. We can apply the patches
Jack> in 2 ways:

Jack> - change machvec noop functions
Jack> - rework the tlb_migrate patch on top of that change

Jack> OR

Jack> - apply the tlb_migrate patch in it's current form
Jack> - change the machvec noop functions including the tlb_migrate noop

Jack> Either works. I'm partial to #2 (easier) but will do either....

I'd be ok with #2 except that if we do it that way, I bet that we'll
forget about changing the machvec noop functions... ;-)

Jack> Note: calling a noop function after an explicit process
Jack> migration is untidy but is not a measurable performance
Jack> problem. I agree, however, that the noop function should be
Jack> improved. At some point in the future, other noop functions
Jack> may be added that ARE performance sensitive. It is good to
Jack> have the correct infrastructure implemented.

Precisely.

--david
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