Re: [patch 05/26] Slab allocators: Cleanup zeroing allocations

On Tue, 19 Jun 2007, Matt Mackall wrote:

> I worry a bit about adding another branch checking __GFP_ZERO in such
> a hot path for SLAB/SLUB.

Its checking the gfpflags variable on the stack. In a recently touched 
cachline.


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