linux-kernel - Re: introduce probe_slab

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Message-ID: <20141024094456.GE12706@worktop.programming.kicks-ass.net>
Date:	Fri, 24 Oct 2014 11:44:56 +0200
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	oleg@...hat.com, cl@...ux.com, tkhai@...dex.ru,
	ktkhai@...allels.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	mingo@...hat.com, vdavydov@...allels.com
Subject: Re: introduce probe_slab_address?

On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 02:59:50PM -0400, David Miller wrote:
> It's when you store at vaddr X then read at vaddr Y and expect to see
> what you wrote at X that you have problems.

OK, so there are no known archs that have problems with this? I didn't
expect problems, but was somewhat uncomfortable with it.

> That is very much not what is happening here.

Agreed.
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