Re: [PATCH] micro optimization of cache_estimate in slab.c

[Luuk van der Duim <luukvanderduim@gmail.com>]

> Index: linux-2.6.15-rc5/mm/slab.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.15-rc5.orig/mm/slab.c     2005-12-16 16:24:09.000000000 -0500
> +++ linux-2.6.15-rc5/mm/slab.c  2005-12-18 13:30:13.000000000 -0500
> @@ -708,7 +708,14 @@
>                 base = sizeof(struct slab);
>                 extra = sizeof(kmem_bufctl_t);
>         }
> -       i = 0;
> +       /*
> +        * Divide the amount we have, by the amount we need for
> +        * each object.  Since the size is already calculated
> +        * to be no less than the alignment, this result will
> +        * not be any greater than 1 that we need, and this will
> +        * be subtracted after the while loop.
> +        */
> +       i = (wastage - base)/(size + extra);
>         while (i*size + ALIGN(base+i*extra, align) <= wastage)
>                 i++;
>         if (i > 0)


Yes, I recognised the patch because I passed Balbirs version over to
Micheal Cohen in early 2002. The patch originaly was intended for 2.4

Complexity of Stevens patch has gone, readability has improved, Steven
has taken advantage of context-code and the rationale has been
explained in the comment.

Sounds fine to me.

   Luuk van der Duim

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