[PATCH 6/8] mm: remove free_area_cache use in powerpc architecture

2013-01-23 Thread Michel Lespinasse
As all other architectures have been converted to use vm_unmapped_area(), we are about to retire the free_area_cache. This change simply removes the use of that cache in slice_get_unmapped_area(), which will most certainly have a performance cost. Next one will convert that function to use the vm_

Re: [PATCH 6/8] mm: remove free_area_cache use in powerpc architecture

2013-01-09 Thread Rik van Riel
On 01/08/2013 08:28 PM, Michel Lespinasse wrote: As all other architectures have been converted to use vm_unmapped_area(), we are about to retire the free_area_cache. This change simply removes the use of that cache in slice_get_unmapped_area(), which will most certainly have a performance cost.

[PATCH 6/8] mm: remove free_area_cache use in powerpc architecture

2013-01-08 Thread Michel Lespinasse
As all other architectures have been converted to use vm_unmapped_area(), we are about to retire the free_area_cache. This change simply removes the use of that cache in slice_get_unmapped_area(), which will most certainly have a performance cost. Next one will convert that function to use the vm_