linux-ext4 - Re: SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU without constructors (was Re: [PATCH v4 13/17] khwasan: add hooks implementation)

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Date:   Wed, 1 Aug 2018 16:22:02 +0000
From:   Christopher Lameter <cl@...ux.com>
To:     Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
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Subject: Re: SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU without constructors (was Re: [PATCH v4
 13/17] khwasan: add hooks implementation)

On Wed, 1 Aug 2018, Eric Dumazet wrote:

> The idea of having a ctor() would only be a win if all the fields that
> can be initialized in the ctor are contiguous and fill an integral
> number of cache lines.

Ok. Its reducing code size and makes the object status more consistent.
Isn't that enough?