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Subject: Re: [PATCH] zswap: change zswap's default allocator to zsmalloc
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On Fri, Sep 08, 2023 at 04:51:15PM -0700, Nhat Pham wrote:
> Out of zswap's 3 allocators, zsmalloc is the clear superior in terms of
> memory utilization, both in theory and as observed in practice, with its
> high storage density and low internal fragmentation. zsmalloc is also
> more actively developed and maintained, since it is the allocator of
> choice for zswap for many users, as well as the only allocator for zram.

Dumb question from an outside, why do we then even keep the other
two allocators around?