Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [RFC][PATCH] Check write to slab memory which freed already using mudflap | From | Pekka Enberg <> | Date | Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:51:46 +0300 |
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Hi David,
On Fri, 10 Jul 2009, Pekka Enberg wrote: > > I'm not sure it's such a hard decision. SLAB is on it's way out because > > SLUB and SLQB code are much cleaner and the debugging support is better.
On Fri, 2009-07-10 at 02:47 -0700, David Rientjes wrote: > I don't think that is good enough reason. CONFIG_SLAB is by far the > optimal choice for netperf TCP_RR on >= 16 cpus and pushing it out of the > tree, even though it is no longer the default option, isn't an option for > those of us who live by performance even if it comes at the cost of a > dirtier implementation (enhanced debugging support doesn't even register > on my radar since it's useless in a production environment).
Hey, I said SLAB is on its way out (yes, it really is). But I didn't say we're going to blindly remove it if performs better than the alternatives. I don't see any reason why SQLB can't reach the same performance as SLAB after on fundamental level, though. Can you?
Pekka
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