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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/2] Convert target drivers to use sbitmap
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On 5/15/18 10:11 AM, Jens Axboe wrote:
> On 5/15/18 10:00 AM, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
>> From: Matthew Wilcox <mawilcox@microsoft.com>
>>
>> The sbitmap and the percpu_ida perform essentially the same task,
>> allocating tags for commands. Since the sbitmap is more used than
>> the percpu_ida, convert the percpu_ida users to the sbitmap API.
>
> It should also be the same performance as percpu_ida in light use, and
> performs much better at > 50% utilization of the tag space. I think
> that's better justification than "more used than".

Had to search long and hard for the perf numbers I did for percpu_ida
on higher utilization, but here it is:

https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/4/22/553

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Jens Axboe

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