2.4.x performance tests Re: [PATCH] BUG() in exec_mmap()

[Marcelo Tosatti]

On Thu, 9 Oct 2003, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:

> 
> 
> On Thu, 9 Oct 2003, Dave Kleikamp wrote:
> 
> > Marcelo,
> > A recent change to exec_mmap() removed the initialization of old_mm,
> > leaving an uninitialized use of it.  This patch would completely remove
> > old_mm from the function.  Is this what was intended?
> 
> Yes. 
> 
> Blame me... patch applied, thank you!

BTW, further performance testing of the removal of this optimization is 
VERY welcome.

I've done some tests and no big performance harm has showed up, but thats 
just me.


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