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diff --git a/contributing/web_pages/news/moth_next.mdwn b/contributing/web_pages/news/moth_next.mdwn index 78db041d..3614af8c 100644 --- a/contributing/web_pages/news/moth_next.mdwn +++ b/contributing/web_pages/news/moth_next.mdwn @@ -27,6 +27,18 @@ else=" This month [hurd hacker] [item] +*IRC 2011-11-14* +rbraun committed the last patch to mplanetas branch of the slab allocator work, for integration. +Features: +22:30:39) braunr: there shouldn't be any noticeable difference with the master branch +(22:30:46) braunr: a bit less fragmentation +(22:30:55) braunr: more memory can be reclaimed by the VM system +(22:31:02) braunr: there are debugging features +(22:31:06) braunr: it's SMP ready +(22:31:15) braunr: and overall cleaner than the zone allocator +(22:31:31) braunr: although a bit slower on the free path (because of what's performed to reduce fragmentation) +22:32:42) braunr: but even "slower" here is completely negligible + Also … [our hackers] … |