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    Phoronix: Facebook Engineer Proposing New Slab Memory Controller For Linux - Saves Lots Of RAM

    Roman Gushchin of Facebook's Linux kernel engineering team has proposed a new slab memory controller for the Linux kernel...

    http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...Memory-Control
    Last edited by tildearrow; 06 September 2019, 01:22 PM.

  • #2
    Originally posted by Title
    Phoronix: Facebook Engineer Proposing New Slab Memory Controller For The Linux - Saves Lots Of RAM
    I'm no grammar Nazi but this is just plain bad.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Sonadow View Post

      I'm no grammar Nazi but this is just plain bad.
      Oh damn it seriously I can't even leave a single second! The funniest typo is never mine!

      Originally posted by phoronix View Post
      Overall it should ave 30~40% of slab memory compared to the existing implementation
      (save)

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      • #4
        Originally posted by phoronix View Post
        Roman says they have now encountered any notable regressions,
        Either "they have not", or usage of "any" is wrong.

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        • #5
          3 typos?! Michael, you need to take some sleep

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          • #6
            Excellent news. Has been the Kernel request sent?

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            • #7
              Originally posted by tildearrow View Post
              3 typos?! Michael, you need to take some sleep
              He doesn't need sleep he needs Wiesn!

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              • #8
                via sharing slab pages between multiple memory cgroups
                Is there no security implication to sharing this between cgroups?

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                • #9
                  Facebook Engineer Proposing New Slab Memory Controller For The Linux - Saves Lots Of RAM
                  Memory manufacturers hate him.

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                  • #10
                    This patch will probably be the next place where they find issues ...

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