Re: [QUICKLIST 3/4] Quicklist support for x86_64

[Andi Kleen]

> 
> It has to be done in sync with tlb flushing.

Why?

> Doing that on memory pressure  
> would complicate things significantly. 

Again why? 

> Also idling means that the cache  
> grows cold.

Does it? Unless you worry about interrupts nothing in idle
is going to thrash caches.

-Andi
 
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