linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2] kmemleak: Add config to select auto scan

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Date:   Mon, 29 Oct 2018 10:43:20 +0000
From:   Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
To:     Prateek Patel <prpatel@...dia.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org, snikam@...dia.com, vdumpa@...dia.com,
        talho@...dia.com, swarren@...dia.com,
        Sri Krishna chowdary <schowdary@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] kmemleak: Add config to select auto scan

On Mon, Oct 22, 2018 at 11:38:43PM +0530, Prateek Patel wrote:
> From: Sri Krishna chowdary <schowdary@...dia.com>
> 
> Kmemleak scan can be cpu intensive and can stall user tasks at times.
> To prevent this, add config DEBUG_KMEMLEAK_AUTO_SCAN to enable/disable
> auto scan on boot up.
> Also protect first_run with DEBUG_KMEMLEAK_AUTO_SCAN as this is meant
> for only first automatic scan.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sri Krishna chowdary <schowdary@...dia.com>
> Signed-off-by: Sachin Nikam <snikam@...dia.com>
> Signed-off-by: Prateek <prpatel@...dia.com>

Looks fine to me.

Reviewed-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>