linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] slab: remove SLAB

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Date:	Fri, 8 Dec 2006 09:13:03 -0500
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
To:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	torvalds@...l.org, akpm@...l.org,
	Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] slab: remove SLAB_KERNEL

On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 01:59:43PM +0100, Jens Axboe wrote:

 > > --- linux-2.6.19.noarch/mm/mmap.c~	2006-12-08 06:51:55.000000000 -0500
 > > +++ linux-2.6.19.noarch/mm/mmap.c	2006-12-08 06:52:05.000000000 -0500
 > > @@ -2226,7 +2226,7 @@ int install_special_mapping(struct mm_st
 > >  	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
 > >  	int err;
 > >  
 > > -	vma = kmem_cache_alloc(vm_area_cachep, SLAB_KERNEL);
 > > +	vma = kmem_cache_alloc(vm_area_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
 > >  	if (unlikely(vma == NULL))
 > >  		return -ENOMEM;
 > >  	memset(vma, 0, sizeof(*vma));
 > 
 > What kernel is that?

Oops. My bad.   That chunk came from execshield.

		Dave
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