linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] procfs: provide slub's /proc/slabinfo

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Date:	Wed, 2 Jan 2008 21:49:10 +0200
From:	"Pekka Enberg" <penberg@...helsinki.fi>
To:	"Linus Torvalds" <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	"Hugh Dickins" <hugh@...itas.com>, "Ingo Molnar" <mingo@...e.hu>,
	"Andi Kleen" <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	"Christoph Lameter" <clameter@....com>,
	"Peter Zijlstra" <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	"Linux Kernel Mailing List" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] procfs: provide slub's /proc/slabinfo

Hi Linus,

On Jan 2, 2008 9:35 PM, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> Actually, I'd much rather just do this instead (on top of your patch)
>
> It just creates a new CONFIG_SLABINFO that automatically has the right
> dependencies (ie depends on PROC being on, and either SLAB or SLUB), and
> then both SLAB and SLUB just have the exact same interfaces.
>
> Which means that SLOB could also trivially implement the same thing, with
> no new #ifdef'fery or other crud.
>
> It's totally untested, but looks fairly obvious.

Looks good to me. Thanks! :-)

Reviewed-by: Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>
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