LinuxQuestions.org
Download your favorite Linux distribution at LQ ISO.
Go Back   LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - News > Syndicated Linux News
User Name
Password
Syndicated Linux News This forum is for the discussion of Syndicated Linux News stories.

Notices


Reply
  Search this Thread
Old 12-28-2008, 08:50 AM   #1
LXer
LXer NewsBot
 
Registered: Dec 2005
Posts: 128,002

Rep: Reputation: 118Reputation: 118
LXer: This week at LWN: SLQB - and then there were four


Published at LXer:

The Linux kernel does not lack for low-level memory managers. The venerable slab allocator has been the engine behind functions like kmalloc() and kmem_cache_alloc() for many years. More recently, SLOB was added as a pared-down allocator suitable for systems which do not have a whole lot of memory to manage in the first place. Even more recently, SLUB went in as a proposed replacement for slab which, while being designed with very large systems in mind, was meant to be applicable to smaller systems as well. The consensus for the last year or so has been that at least one of these allocators is surplus to requirements and should go. Typically, slab is seen as the odd allocator out, but nagging doubts about SLUB (and some performance regressions in specific situations) have kept slab in the game.

Read More...
 
  


Reply


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
LXer: This week at LWN: Specifying codecs for the web LXer Syndicated Linux News 0 12-22-2007 02:30 PM
LXer: This week at LWN: The third GPLv3 draft LXer Syndicated Linux News 0 03-29-2007 02:01 PM
LXer: This week at LWN: Who wrote 2.6.20? LXer Syndicated Linux News 0 02-23-2007 01:01 PM
LXer: This week at LWN: Who is being divisive? LXer Syndicated Linux News 0 12-01-2006 06:54 AM
LXer: This week at LWN: On Novell and Microsoft LXer Syndicated Linux News 0 11-15-2006 11:54 AM

LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - News > Syndicated Linux News

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:43 AM.

Main Menu
Advertisement
My LQ
Write for LQ
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute content, let us know.
Main Menu
Syndicate
RSS1  Latest Threads
RSS1  LQ News
Twitter: @linuxquestions
Open Source Consulting | Domain Registration