Linux Operating System Source Code: IBM Patches

 
repetitive reinitialization of active_list and inactive_list in free_area_init_core()
Description:
inactive_list and active_list are global, yet they are repeatedly initialized using INIT_LIST_HEAD() in free_area_init_core(). This patch is originally due to Christoph Hellwig, and by some reports has been implementated before in 2.4-based trees by Andrea Arcangeli.
Developer:
William Irwin
Status:
Included in project
Release Included:
linux-2.5.21