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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Cleanup and kernelify shrinker registration (rc5-mm2)
FromRusty Russell <>
DateTue, 03 Apr 2007 17:18:25 +1000
On Mon, 2007-04-02 at 23:09 -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> hm, well, six-of-one, VI of the other.  We save maybe four kmallocs across
> the entire uptime at the cost of exposing stuff kernel-side which doesn't
> need to be exposed.

This is not about efficiency.  When have I *ever* posted optimization
patches?

This is about clarity.  We have a standard convention for
register/unregister.  And they can't fail.  Either of these would be
sufficient to justify a change.

Too many people doing cool new things in the kernel, not enough
polishing of the crap that's already there 8(

> But I think we need to weed that crappiness out of XFS first.

Sure, I'll apply on top of that patch.

Thanks!
Rusty.

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