[cpuops cmpxchg double V1 0/4] this_cpu_cmpxchg_double support

[Christoph Lameter]

This patch series introduces this_cpu_cmpxchg_double().

x86 cpus support cmpxchg16b and cmpxchg8b that can be used to perform a
cmpxchg with two words instead of only one. That allows to put more state
into an atomic instruction.

this_cpu_cmpxchg_double() is then used in the slub allocator to avoid
interrupt disable/enable in both alloc and free fastpath.
this_cpu_cmpxchg_double works nicely with the per cpu data of the
allocator. Doing so significantly speeds up the fastpaths.

--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/