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SubjectRe: [PATCH 31/35] Optimistically check the first page on the PCP free list is suitable
On Mon, 16 Mar 2009, Mel Gorman wrote:

> diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
> index bb5bd5e..8568284 100644
> --- a/mm/page_alloc.c
> +++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
> @@ -1212,6 +1212,12 @@ again:
> if (pcp_page_suit(page, order))
> break;
> } else {
> + /* Optimistic before we start a list search */
> + page = list_entry(list->next, struct page, lru);
> + if (pcp_page_suit(page, order))
> + goto found;
> +
> + /* Do the search */
> list_for_each_entry(page, list, lru)
> if (pcp_page_suit(page, order))
> break;

I am not convinced that this is beneficial. If it would then the compiler
would unroll the loop.




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