From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from psmtp.com (na3sys010amx121.postini.com [74.125.245.121]) by kanga.kvack.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4CE786B00E7 for ; Wed, 16 May 2012 10:28:44 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 09:28:41 -0500 (CDT) From: Christoph Lameter Subject: Re: [RFC] SL[AUO]B common code 0/9] Sl[auo]b: Common functionality V1 In-Reply-To: <4FB36079.9030606@parallels.com> Message-ID: References: <20120514201544.334122849@linux.com> <4FB36079.9030606@parallels.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-linux-mm@kvack.org List-ID: To: Glauber Costa Cc: Pekka Enberg , linux-mm@kvack.org, David Rientjes , Matt Mackall On Wed, 16 May 2012, Glauber Costa wrote: > On 05/15/2012 12:15 AM, Christoph Lameter wrote: > > In the far future one could envision that the current allocators will > > just become storage algorithms that can be chosen based on the need of > > the subsystem. F.e. > > > > Cpu cache dependend performance = Bonwick allocator (SLAB) > > Minimal cycle count and cache footprint = SLUB > > Maximum storage density = SLOB > > While we are at it, do we plan to lift the vowel-only usage restriction and > start allowing consonants for the 3rd letter? We're running short of vowels, > so we can only accommodate 2 more allocators if this restriction stays. Well if we go to storage algorithms then we can have free naming. -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@kvack.org. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Fight unfair telecom internet charges in Canada: sign http://stopthemeter.ca/ Don't email: email@kvack.org