Ian Pratt
2005-Feb-03 22:22 UTC
RE: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 3/3] Replace slab.c with a very simpleallocator.
> I wonder what are reasons for this replacement. From outside > it looks like > proven and fast slab allocator is being replaced with slow > and new one just for sake of size and beauty of source codes?The other way of looking at this is we''d be reaplacing an allocator that almost no-one understands with one that''s simple and we can easily be evolved as required. It''s also rather easier to "verify" its correctness. Since the only dynamic allocation Xen does is on domain creation, we really don''t need anything too clever. I can see your point of view, but asthetics often turn out to be important when it comes to maintenance. Ian ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc. Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xen-devel