Re: [PATCH v2] refcount: Create unchecked atomic_t implementation

[Manfred Spraul]

Hi Davidlohr,

On 06/08/2017 10:09 PM, Davidlohr Bueso wrote:

Yes, this would be a prerequisite for ipc; which I initially thought didn't

take a performance hit.

Did you see a regression for ipc?

The fast paths don't use the refcount, it is only used for rare situations:
- GETALL, SETALL for large arrays
- alloc undo

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    Manfred