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From: Hugh Dickins <hughd@google.com>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Dave Chinner <david@fromorbit.com>, Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>,
	Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org
Subject: [PATCH] radix_tree: expand comment on optimization
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:57:16 -0800 (PST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <alpine.LSU.2.00.1112211555430.25868@eggly.anvils> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20111221221527.GE23662@dastard>

Expand comment on optimization in radix_tree_range_tag_if_tagged(),
along the lines proposed by Dave Chinner.

Signed-off-by: Hugh Dickins <hughd@google.com>
---
And with -p2, this patch will also apply to the rtth tree.

 lib/radix-tree.c |    8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- mmotm/lib/radix-tree.c	2011-12-16 20:40:26.152758485 -0800
+++ linux/lib/radix-tree.c	2011-12-21 14:57:20.073657540 -0800
@@ -703,7 +703,13 @@ unsigned long radix_tree_range_tag_if_ta
 			node = node->parent;
 		}
 
-		/* optimization: no need to walk up from this node again */
+		/*
+		 * Small optimization: now clear that node pointer.
+		 * Since all of this slot's ancestors now have the tag set
+		 * from setting it above, we have no further need to walk
+		 * back up the tree setting tags, until we update slot to
+		 * point to another radix_tree_node.
+		 */
 		node = NULL;
 
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2011-12-21 23:57 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-12-19  6:41 [PATCH] radix_tree: take radix_tree_path off stack Hugh Dickins
2011-12-19  8:20 ` nai.xia
2011-12-19  9:37   ` Nai Xia
2011-12-19 20:13     ` Hugh Dickins
2011-12-21  5:07 ` Dave Chinner
2011-12-21  6:53   ` Hugh Dickins
2011-12-21 22:15     ` Dave Chinner
2011-12-21 23:55       ` Hugh Dickins
2011-12-21 23:57       ` Hugh Dickins [this message]
2011-12-22  0:17         ` [PATCH] radix_tree: expand comment on optimization Dave Chinner
2011-12-22  3:15         ` [PATCH] radix_tree: delete orphaned macro radix_tree_indirect_to_ptr nai.xia
2011-12-22  3:29           ` Li Zefan
2011-12-22  3:36             ` Nai Xia

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