kernel_optimize_test/include
Eric Dumazet 720eba31f4 modules: Use a better scheme for refcounting
Current refcounting for modules (done if CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y) is
using a lot of memory.

Each 'struct module' contains an [NR_CPUS] array of full cache lines.

This patch uses existing infrastructure (percpu_modalloc() &
percpu_modfree()) to allocate percpu space for the refcount storage.

Instead of wasting NR_CPUS*128 bytes (on i386), we now use
nr_cpu_ids*sizeof(local_t) bytes.

On a typical distro, where NR_CPUS=8, shiping 2000 modules, we reduce
size of module files by about 2 Mbytes. (1Kb per module)

Instead of having all refcounters in the same memory node - with TLB misses
because of vmalloc() - this new implementation permits to have better
NUMA properties, since each  CPU will use storage on its preferred node,
thanks to percpu storage.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <dada1@cosmosbay.com>
Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2009-02-02 19:17:55 -08:00
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acpi ACPI: fix ACPI_FADT_S4_RTC_WAKE comment 2009-01-16 14:32:17 -05:00
asm-arm
asm-frv byteorder: make swab.h include asm/swab.h like a regular header 2009-01-14 19:56:50 -08:00
asm-generic Merge branch 'x86-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2009-01-26 09:47:28 -08:00
asm-h8300
asm-m32r byteorder: make swab.h include asm/swab.h like a regular header 2009-01-14 19:56:50 -08:00
asm-mn10300 byteorder: make swab.h include asm/swab.h like a regular header 2009-01-14 19:56:50 -08:00
crypto
drm drm: Rip out the racy, unused vblank signal code. 2009-01-28 07:50:14 -08:00
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linux modules: Use a better scheme for refcounting 2009-02-02 19:17:55 -08:00
math-emu
media Documentation: move DMA-mapping.txt to Doc/PCI/ 2009-01-29 18:19:29 -08:00
mtd headers_check fix: mtd/inftl-user.h 2009-01-31 00:13:34 +05:30
net net: wrong test in inet_ehash_locks_alloc() 2009-01-27 17:45:10 -08:00
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rdma
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scsi [SCSI] iscsi_tcp: make padbuf non-static 2009-01-13 10:41:34 -06:00
sound headers_check fix: sound/hdsp.h 2009-01-31 00:13:56 +05:30
trace
video headers_check fix: video/uvesafb.h 2009-01-31 00:14:52 +05:30
xen xen: add xenfs to allow usermode <-> Xen interaction 2009-01-08 08:30:59 -08:00
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