linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] slub: Add method to verify memory is not deleted.

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Message-ID: <4E091DEB.7010000@candelatech.com>
Date:	Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:18:51 -0700
From:	Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
To:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>,
	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] slub:  Add method to verify memory is not deleted.

On 06/27/2011 04:46 PM, Ben Greear wrote:

>> Did you even compile-test this?
>
> Well yes, but obviously I'm having a bad day!
>
> Aside from the lame mistakes in my patch..is the general approach
> usable?

I was missing slab_lock() around the on_freelist() call,
that is probably why I got the printouts about object count
being off.

Fixing that and will let it cook overnight.

Thanks,
Ben

-- 
Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
Candela Technologies Inc  http://www.candelatech.com

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