linux-kernel - Re: Slab vs Slub vs slob vs slqb

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.00.1205231738420.8785@chino.kir.corp.google.com>
Date:	Wed, 23 May 2012 17:40:38 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
To:	Sameer Rahmani <lxsameer@...ameer.com>
cc:	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>,
	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Slab vs Slub vs slob vs slqb

On Wed, 23 May 2012, Sameer Rahmani wrote:

> Hi,
> Simple question from a newbie, i know what is SLAB is, but what is slub and
> slob or slqb ?
> what is there different ?

SLUB, SLOB, and SLQB are all different varients of slab allocators and can 
be chosen as a replacement for SLAB.  SLUB gets the most attention these 
days and is the upstream default.  SLOB is typically used for embedded 
devices and those that require a small memory footprint.  SLQB was a 
development allocator that I believe has been abandoned.
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/