From 3729145821e3088a0c3c4183037fde356204bf97 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matt Mackall Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 22:29:38 -0800 Subject: slob: correct Kconfig description Signed-off-by: Matt Mackall Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds --- init/Kconfig | 8 +++----- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'init/Kconfig') diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig index aaa7e7d5305e..87f50df58893 100644 --- a/init/Kconfig +++ b/init/Kconfig @@ -656,11 +656,9 @@ config SLOB depends on EMBEDDED bool "SLOB (Simple Allocator)" help - SLOB replaces the SLAB allocator with a drastically simpler - allocator. SLOB is more space efficient than SLAB but does not - scale well (single lock for all operations) and is also highly - susceptible to fragmentation. SLUB can accomplish a higher object - density. It is usually better to use SLUB instead of SLOB. + SLOB replaces the stock allocator with a drastically simpler + allocator. SLOB is generally more space efficient but + does not perform as well on large systems. endchoice -- cgit v1.2.3-59-g8ed1b