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diff --git a/contributing/web_pages/news/moth_next.mdwn b/contributing/web_pages/news/moth_next.mdwn index e705fe83..26ac6de6 100644 --- a/contributing/web_pages/news/moth_next.mdwn +++ b/contributing/web_pages/news/moth_next.mdwn @@ -37,16 +37,16 @@ These should help all those who want to help [[porting_packages|hurd/porting/]]. Maksym Planeta and Richard Braun committed [the last patches](http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2011-12/msg00046.html) for integration of the slab allocator, making the memory allocator of GNU Mach SMP ready again. From IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2011-11-14: - (22:30:39) braunr: there shouldn't be any noticeable difference with the + <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 + <braunr> a bit less fragmentation + <braunr> more memory can be reclaimed by the VM system + <braunr> there are debugging features + <braunr> it's SMP ready + <braunr> and overall cleaner than the zone allocator + <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 + <braunr> but even "slower" here is completely negligible Also Richard Brauh added Exodar (exodar.debian.net), a new porter box. It is faster and more reliable, which facilitates testing and bug hunting. |