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Stack allocated struct sqe_submit is passed down to the submission path along with a request (a.k.a. struct io_kiocb), and will be copied into req->submit for async requests. As space for it is already allocated, fill req->submit in the first place instead of using on-stack one. As a result: 1. sqe->submit is the only place for sqe_submit and is always valid, so we don't need to track which one to use. 2. don't need to copy in case of async 3. allows to simplify the code by not carrying it as an argument all the way down 4. allows to reduce number of function arguments / potentially improve spilling The downside is that stack is most probably be cached, that's not true for just allocated memory for a request. Another concern is cache pollution. Though, a request would be touched and fetched along with req->submit at some point anyway, so shouldn't be a problem. Signed-off-by: Pavel Begunkov <asml.silence@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.