Re: [PATCH] Move slab objects to the end of the real allocation

From: Arnd Bergmann
Date: Mon Sep 22 2003 - 10:40:36 EST


Manfred Spraul wrote:
> - Do not page-pad allocations that are <= SMP_CACHE_LINE_SIZE. This
> crashes. Right now the limit is hardcoded to 128 bytes, but sooner or
> later an arch will appear with 256 byte cache lines.

What made you think that 128 is the current maximum? All s390 machines
have 256 byte cache lines.

Arnd <><
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