Re: [PATCH -mm 4/7] mm: make page colouring code generic

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On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 18:05:23 -0400
Rik van Riel <riel@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Rik van Riel <riel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Fix the x86-64 page colouring code to take pgoff into account.

Could we please have a full description of what's wrong with the
current code?

> Use the x86 and MIPS page colouring code as the basis for a generic
> page colouring function.
> 
> Teach the generic arch_get_unmapped_area(_topdown) code to call the
> page colouring code.
> 
> Make sure that ALIGN_DOWN always aligns down, and ends up at the
> right page colour.

Some performance tests on the result would be interesting.  iirc, we've
often had trouble demonstrating much or any benefit from coloring.

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