linux-kernel - Re: [PROBLEM] 2.6.22-rc2 panics on x86-64 with slub

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Date:	Thu, 24 May 2007 15:19:45 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com>
To:	Srihari Vijayaraghavan <sriharivijayaraghavan@...oo.com.au>
cc:	Hugh Dickins <hugh@...itas.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Oliver Xymoron <oxymoron@...te.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PROBLEM] 2.6.22-rc2 panics on x86-64 with slub

On Fri, 25 May 2007, Srihari Vijayaraghavan wrote:

> I know slabinfo_without_v might not be good enough for you. For completeness,
> I attach it here anyway.

Right. "slabinfo" output is useless. You need to specify -v for it to have 
any effect.

slabinfo -v

can detect object corruptions without the kernel having to touch the 
object. It will scan all objects and it will only work if run as root.
Any corrupted objects will be reported to the syslog.

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