Re: [RFC 7/8] Single zone optimizations

On Saturday 08 July 2006 02:05, Christoph Lameter wrote:
> Single Zone Optimizations
> 
> If we only have a single zone then various macros can be optimized.
> 
> We do not need to protect higher zones etc etc.

Nearly all the stuff you remove is slow path and even __init
where neither performance nor code size matter much.
The ifdefs look ugly. 

I have my doubts they are worth it.

-Andi


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