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simple slab alloc question

To: linux-mm@kvack.org
Subject: simple slab alloc question
From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 18:09:47 -0400
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Sender: owner-linux-mm@kvack.org

kmalloc seems to allocate against various kmem_cache sizes: 32,
64...1024...65536...

Does this mean that allocations of various sizes are stored in different
"buckets"?  Would that not reduce fragmentation and the need for a zone
allocator?

Enlightenment from MM gurus appreciated :)

Regards,

	Jeff




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