1 files changed, 15 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index 5146e2779c1..e160f28ab05 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -1198,19 +1198,15 @@ static __always_inline int slab_trylock(struct page *page)
 /*
  * Management of partially allocated slabs
  */
-static void add_partial_tail(struct kmem_cache_node *n, struct page *page)
+static void add_partial(struct kmem_cache_node *n,
+				struct page *page, int tail)
 {
 	spin_lock(&n->list_lock);
 	n->nr_partial++;
-	list_add_tail(&page->lru, &n->partial);
-	spin_unlock(&n->list_lock);
-}
-
-static void add_partial(struct kmem_cache_node *n, struct page *page)
-{
-	spin_lock(&n->list_lock);
-	n->nr_partial++;
-	list_add(&page->lru, &n->partial);
+	if (tail)
+		list_add_tail(&page->lru, &n->partial);
+	else
+		list_add(&page->lru, &n->partial);
 	spin_unlock(&n->list_lock);
 }
 
@@ -1339,7 +1335,7 @@ static struct page *get_partial(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t flags, int node)
  *
  * On exit the slab lock will have been dropped.
  */
-static void unfreeze_slab(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page)
+static void unfreeze_slab(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page, int tail)
 {
 	struct kmem_cache_node *n = get_node(s, page_to_nid(page));
 
@@ -1347,7 +1343,7 @@ static void unfreeze_slab(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page)
 	if (page->inuse) {
 
 		if (page->freelist)
-			add_partial(n, page);
+			add_partial(n, page, tail);
 		else if (SlabDebug(page) && (s->flags & SLAB_STORE_USER))
 			add_full(n, page);
 		slab_unlock(page);
@@ -1362,7 +1358,7 @@ static void unfreeze_slab(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page)
 			 * partial list stays small. kmem_cache_shrink can
 			 * reclaim empty slabs from the partial list.
 			 */
-			add_partial_tail(n, page);
+			add_partial(n, page, 1);
 			slab_unlock(page);
 		} else {
 			slab_unlock(page);
@@ -1377,6 +1373,7 @@ static void unfreeze_slab(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page)
 static void deactivate_slab(struct kmem_cache *s, struct kmem_cache_cpu *c)
 {
 	struct page *page = c->page;
+	int tail = 1;
 	/*
 	 * Merge cpu freelist into freelist. Typically we get here
 	 * because both freelists are empty. So this is unlikely
@@ -1385,6 +1382,8 @@ static void deactivate_slab(struct kmem_cache *s, struct kmem_cache_cpu *c)
 	while (unlikely(c->freelist)) {
 		void **object;
 
+		tail = 0;	/* Hot objects. Put the slab first */
+
 		/* Retrieve object from cpu_freelist */
 		object = c->freelist;
 		c->freelist = c->freelist[c->offset];
@@ -1395,7 +1394,7 @@ static void deactivate_slab(struct kmem_cache *s, struct kmem_cache_cpu *c)
 		page->inuse--;
 	}
 	c->page = NULL;
-	unfreeze_slab(s, page);
+	unfreeze_slab(s, page, tail);
 }
 
 static inline void flush_slab(struct kmem_cache *s, struct kmem_cache_cpu *c)
@@ -1617,7 +1616,7 @@ checks_ok:
 	 * then add it.
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(!prior))
-		add_partial_tail(get_node(s, page_to_nid(page)), page);
+		add_partial(get_node(s, page_to_nid(page)), page, 1);
 
 out_unlock:
 	slab_unlock(page);
@@ -2025,7 +2024,7 @@ static struct kmem_cache_node *early_kmem_cache_node_alloc(gfp_t gfpflags,
 #endif
 	init_kmem_cache_node(n);
 	atomic_long_inc(&n->nr_slabs);
-	add_partial(n, page);
+	add_partial(n, page, 0);
 	return n;
 }