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* grub-core/kern/mm.c (grub_real_malloc): Don't update the pointer to

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current memory when allocating large chunks. This significantly
	decreases memory fragmentation.
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Vladimir Serbinenko 2013-11-18 16:58:55 +01:00
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2013-11-18 Vladimir Serbinenko <phcoder@gmail.com>
* grub-core/kern/mm.c (grub_real_malloc): Don't update the pointer to
current memory when allocating large chunks. This significantly
decreases memory fragmentation.
2013-11-18 Colin Watson <cjwatson@ubuntu.com> 2013-11-18 Colin Watson <cjwatson@ubuntu.com>
* util/grub-mkrescue.c (main): Fix typo. * util/grub-mkrescue.c (main): Fix typo.

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@ -298,6 +298,9 @@ grub_real_malloc (grub_mm_header_t *first, grub_size_t n, grub_size_t align)
/* Mark find as a start marker for next allocation to fasten it. /* Mark find as a start marker for next allocation to fasten it.
This will have side effect of fragmenting memory as small This will have side effect of fragmenting memory as small
pieces before this will be un-used. */ pieces before this will be un-used. */
/* So do it only for chunks under 64K. */
if (n < (0x10000 >> GRUB_MM_ALIGN_LOG2)
|| *first == p)
*first = q; *first = q;
return p + 1; return p + 1;