Re: [PATCH 08/11] inode: convert per-sb inode list to a list_lru

2013-08-01 Thread Dave Chinner
On Thu, Aug 01, 2013 at 01:19:50AM -0700, Christoph Hellwig wrote: > At this point the list_lru name really becomes confusing. Given that > it's not really LRU specific maybe just rename it to pernode_list > or similar? Well, such things were suggested when the list_lru was first proposed.

Re: [PATCH 08/11] inode: convert per-sb inode list to a list_lru

2013-08-01 Thread Christoph Hellwig
At this point the list_lru name really becomes confusing. Given that it's not really LRU specific maybe just rename it to pernode_list or similar? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info

Re: [PATCH 08/11] inode: convert per-sb inode list to a list_lru

2013-08-01 Thread Christoph Hellwig
At this point the list_lru name really becomes confusing. Given that it's not really LRU specific maybe just rename it to pernode_list or similar? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at

Re: [PATCH 08/11] inode: convert per-sb inode list to a list_lru

2013-08-01 Thread Dave Chinner
On Thu, Aug 01, 2013 at 01:19:50AM -0700, Christoph Hellwig wrote: At this point the list_lru name really becomes confusing. Given that it's not really LRU specific maybe just rename it to pernode_list or similar? Well, such things were suggested when the list_lru was first proposed. Indeed,

[PATCH 08/11] inode: convert per-sb inode list to a list_lru

2013-07-30 Thread Dave Chinner
From: Dave Chinner The per-superblock inode list and lock is a bottleneck for systems that cycle inodes in and out of cache concurrently. The global lock is a limiting factor. Most of the additions to the sb inode list occur on the CPU that allocated the inode, and most of the removals occur

[PATCH 08/11] inode: convert per-sb inode list to a list_lru

2013-07-30 Thread Dave Chinner
From: Dave Chinner dchin...@redhat.com The per-superblock inode list and lock is a bottleneck for systems that cycle inodes in and out of cache concurrently. The global lock is a limiting factor. Most of the additions to the sb inode list occur on the CPU that allocated the inode, and most of