The node field is always page_to_nid(c->page). So its rather easy to replace. Note that there will be additional overhead in various hot paths. Signed-off-by: Christoph Lameter <cl@xxxxxxxxx> --- include/linux/slub_def.h | 1 - mm/slub.c | 12 +++++------- 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) Index: linux-2.6/mm/slub.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/mm/slub.c 2011-09-01 07:27:22.000000000 -0500 +++ linux-2.6/mm/slub.c 2011-09-02 08:20:19.021219504 -0500 @@ -1588,7 +1588,6 @@ static inline int acquire_slab(struct km /* Populate the per cpu freelist */ this_cpu_write(s->cpu_slab->freelist, freelist); this_cpu_write(s->cpu_slab->page, page); - this_cpu_write(s->cpu_slab->node, page_to_nid(page)); return 1; } else { /* @@ -1958,7 +1957,7 @@ static void flush_all(struct kmem_cache static inline int node_match(struct kmem_cache_cpu *c, int node) { #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA - if (node != NUMA_NO_NODE && c->node != node) + if (node != NUMA_NO_NODE && page_to_nid(c->page) != node) return 0; #endif return 1; @@ -2142,7 +2141,6 @@ new_slab: page->inuse = page->objects; stat(s, ALLOC_SLAB); - c->node = page_to_nid(page); c->page = page; if (kmem_cache_debug(s)) @@ -2160,7 +2158,6 @@ debug: c->freelist = get_freepointer(s, object); deactivate_slab(s, c); - c->node = NUMA_NO_NODE; local_irq_restore(flags); return object; } @@ -4316,9 +4313,10 @@ static ssize_t show_slab_objects(struct for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) { struct kmem_cache_cpu *c = per_cpu_ptr(s->cpu_slab, cpu); - if (!c || c->node < 0) + if (!c || !c->freelist) continue; + node = page_to_nid(c->page); if (c->page) { if (flags & SO_TOTAL) x = c->page->objects; @@ -4328,9 +4326,9 @@ static ssize_t show_slab_objects(struct x = 1; total += x; - nodes[c->node] += x; + nodes[node] += x; } - per_cpu[c->node]++; + per_cpu[node]++; } } Index: linux-2.6/include/linux/slub_def.h =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/include/linux/slub_def.h 2011-09-01 07:26:53.000000000 -0500 +++ linux-2.6/include/linux/slub_def.h 2011-09-02 08:18:46.071220101 -0500 @@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ struct kmem_cache_cpu { void **freelist; /* Pointer to next available object */ unsigned long tid; /* Globally unique transaction id */ struct page *page; /* The slab from which we are allocating */ - int node; /* The node of the page (or -1 for debug) */ #ifdef CONFIG_SLUB_STATS unsigned stat[NR_SLUB_STAT_ITEMS]; #endif -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Fight unfair telecom internet charges in Canada: sign http://stopthemeter.ca/ Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>