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Subject: Re: [patch] Make rt_cache_stat use kmalloc_percpu
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"David S. Miller" wrote:
> 
>    From: Ravikiran G Thirumalai <kiran@in.ibm.com>
>    Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 19:22:12 +0530
> 
>    Here's another patch to use kmalloc_percpu.  As usual, this removes
>    NR_CPUS bloat, can work when modulized and helps node local allocation.
> 
> I can't consider this seriously until the kmalloc_percpu stuff
> actually makes it into Linus's tree.  Last I checked, Andrew had
> a lot of legitimate gripes with the ideas.

Kiran's latest (vastly simpler) version looks fine to my eye.
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