SLUB: __slab_alloc exit path consolidation Use a single exit path by using goto's to the hottest exit path. Signed-off-by: Christoph Lameter --- mm/slub.c | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) Index: linux-2.6/mm/slub.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/mm/slub.c 2007-10-19 13:10:01.000000000 -0700 +++ linux-2.6/mm/slub.c 2007-10-19 13:10:56.000000000 -0700 @@ -1487,7 +1487,9 @@ load_freelist: c->page->inuse = s->objects; c->page->freelist = NULL; c->node = page_to_nid(c->page); +unlock_out: slab_unlock(c->page); +out: return object; another_slab: @@ -1535,7 +1537,8 @@ new_slab: c->page = new; goto load_freelist; } - return NULL; + object = NULL; + goto out; debug: object = c->page->freelist; if (!alloc_debug_processing(s, c->page, object, addr)) @@ -1544,8 +1547,7 @@ debug: c->page->inuse++; c->page->freelist = object[c->offset]; c->node = -1; - slab_unlock(c->page); - return object; + goto unlock_out; } /*