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Bosko Milekic 3d2a3ff25e Optimize the way reference counting is performed with Mbufs. We
do not need to perform an extra memory fetch in the Packet (Mbuf+Cluster)
constructor to initialize the reference counter anymore.  The reference
counts are located in a separate memory region (in the slab header,
because this zone is UMA_ZONE_REFCNT), so the memory fetch resulted very
often in a cache miss.  Additionally, and perhaps more significantly,
optimize the free mbuf+cluster (packet) case, which is very common, to
no longer require an atomic operation on free (to verify the reference
counter) if the reference on the cluster has never been increased (also
very common).  Reduces an atomic on mbuf free on average.

Original patch submitted by: Gerrit Nagelhout <gnagelhout@sandvine.com>
2005-02-10 22:23:02 +00:00
bin Fixed the misplaced $FreeBSD$. 2005-02-09 18:07:17 +00:00
contrib Fix sloppy use of "manpage", bump .Dd where applicable and rename RED to 2005-02-07 23:20:12 +00:00
crypto Better Xlist command line. 2004-10-28 16:13:28 +00:00
etc Add support for cpufreq to power_profile(8). Values for on/offline cpu 2005-02-06 21:12:25 +00:00
games Sync program's usage() with manpage's SYNOPSIS. 2005-02-09 18:22:15 +00:00
gnu More math functions. 2005-01-26 14:23:31 +00:00
include Install GPIB related includefiles (unless NO_GPIB) 2005-02-06 15:18:24 +00:00
kerberos5 NODOCCOMPRESS -> NO_DOCCOMPRESS 2004-12-21 09:33:47 +00:00
lib read(), pread(), write(), and pwrite() return EINVAL if they are asked 2005-02-10 20:09:01 +00:00
libexec Sync program's usage() with manpage's SYNOPSIS. 2005-02-09 20:36:12 +00:00
release Add a Token Ring section which lists devices supported by oltr(4) for now. 2005-02-04 16:45:11 +00:00
rescue Add chroot. It can be a real lifesaver, and adds less than 2 kB. 2005-02-07 21:19:18 +00:00
sbin Sync program's usage() with manpage's SYNOPSIS. 2005-02-10 09:39:51 +00:00
secure Sync program's usage() with manpage's SYNOPSIS. 2005-02-10 14:47:06 +00:00
share Fully document (no)?(device|option)s?. 2005-02-10 14:26:21 +00:00
sys Optimize the way reference counting is performed with Mbufs. We 2005-02-10 22:23:02 +00:00
tools Update a little bit. 2005-02-10 12:47:55 +00:00
usr.bin Buffers are already NUL-terminated so there is no need to explicitely add 2005-02-10 17:01:46 +00:00
usr.sbin Bump the version number for the addition of devices / nodevices. 2005-02-10 15:16:25 +00:00
COPYRIGHT Complete 2005 transition. 2005-01-01 07:29:20 +00:00
MAINTAINERS Drop hold on patch. ENOTIME for long-stalled ideas here. Too busy elsewhere. 2004-12-29 03:49:58 +00:00
Makefile NOSHARED -> NO_SHARED 2004-12-21 09:59:45 +00:00
Makefile.inc1 In crunchgen(1), when calling make(1), don't redirect stderr to stdout, 2005-01-20 10:49:03 +00:00
README KerberosIV de-orbit burn continues. Disconnect from "make world". 2003-03-08 10:01:26 +00:00
UPDATING Fix disorder. 2005-02-07 09:15:52 +00:00

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