linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v4 0/4] supplement of slab allocator removal

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2024 01:32:39 +0000
From: "Song, Xiongwei" <Xiongwei.Song@...driver.com>
To: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>, "sxwjean@...com" <sxwjean@...com>,
        "42.hyeyoo@...il.com" <42.hyeyoo@...il.com>,
        "cl@...ux.com" <cl@...ux.com>,
        "linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>
CC: "penberg@...nel.org" <penberg@...nel.org>,
        "rientjes@...gle.com"
	<rientjes@...gle.com>,
        "iamjoonsoo.kim@....com" <iamjoonsoo.kim@....com>,
        "roman.gushchin@...ux.dev" <roman.gushchin@...ux.dev>,
        "corbet@....net"
	<corbet@....net>,
        "keescook@...omium.org" <keescook@...omium.org>,
        "arnd@...db.de" <arnd@...db.de>,
        "akpm@...ux-foundation.org"
	<akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "gregkh@...uxfoundation.org"
	<gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "quic_jjohnson@...cinc.com"
	<quic_jjohnson@...cinc.com>,
        "linux-doc@...r.kernel.org"
	<linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org"
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v4 0/4] supplement of slab allocator removal



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2024 11:12 PM
> To: sxwjean@...com; 42.hyeyoo@...il.com; cl@...ux.com; linux-mm@...ck.org
> Cc: penberg@...nel.org; rientjes@...gle.com; iamjoonsoo.kim@....com;
> roman.gushchin@...ux.dev; corbet@....net; keescook@...omium.org; arnd@...db.de;
> akpm@...ux-foundation.org; gregkh@...uxfoundation.org; quic_jjohnson@...cinc.com;
> linux-doc@...r.kernel.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; Song, Xiongwei
> <Xiongwei.Song@...driver.com>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 0/4] supplement of slab allocator removal
> 
> CAUTION: This email comes from a non Wind River email account!
> Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content
> is safe.
> 
> On 12/15/23 04:41, sxwjean@...com wrote:
> > From: Xiongwei Song <xiongwei.song@...driver.com>
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Patch 1 is to remove an unused parameter. It has a longer history, please
> > see the change history inside the patch.
> >
> > ---
> > Patch 2 is to replace slub_$params with slab_$params.
> > Vlastimil Babka pointed out we should use "slab_$param" as the primary
> > prefix for long-term plan. Please see [1] for more information.
> >
> > I did the basic tests with qemu, which passed values by sl[au]b_max_order,
> > sl[au]b_min_order, sl[au]b_min_objects and sl[au]b_debug in command line.
> > The values looks correct by printing them out before calculating orders.
> >
> > ---
> > Patch 3 is to replace slub_$params in Documentation/mm/slub.rst based on
> > the changes of patch 2.
> >
> > ---
> > Patch 4 is original patch 3. It is not related to slab allocator removal.
> > It's to correct the description of default value of slab_min_objects in
> > Documentation/mm/slub.rst.
> >
> > ---
> > This series is based on [2].
> 
> I will queue this for 6.9 after the merge window. But since the changes are
> mostly in Documentation, maybe Jon would prefer his tree, then we would
> split away the code comments changes in patch 2 to go through slab tree.

Ok, got it. 

Thanks,
Xiongwei