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Quote: unlink the slab instead of unlinking each buffer; freed slabs may be returned to the system; keeps a 15-second working set of recently-used slabs

QuoteRef: bonwJ6_1994 , p. 92



Topic:
memory management by free list
Topic:
heap memory management

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When the allocator reclaims a slab it doesn't … When kmem_cache_free() sees that the slab reference count … it just moves the slab to the tail … [slab] freelist … When the system runs low on memory it … a 15-second working set of recently-used slabs to …   Google-1   Google-2

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