Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Subject | [PATCH 3 of 3] slob: correct Kconfig description | Date | Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:57:21 -0600 | From | Matt Mackall <> |
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Signed-off-by: Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>
diff -r eff994add207 -r db1f4e74c5ab init/Kconfig --- a/init/Kconfig Wed Jan 16 18:14:29 2008 -0600 +++ b/init/Kconfig Wed Jan 16 18:14:29 2008 -0600 @@ -648,11 +648,9 @@ depends on EMBEDDED bool "SLOB (Simple Allocator)" help - SLOB replaces the SLAB allocator with a drastically simpler - allocator. SLOB is more space efficient than SLAB but does not - scale well (single lock for all operations) and is also highly - susceptible to fragmentation. SLUB can accomplish a higher object - density. It is usually better to use SLUB instead of SLOB. + SLOB replaces the stock allocator with a drastically simpler + allocator. SLOB is generally more space efficient but + does not perform as well on large systems. endchoice
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