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

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Date:   Wed, 12 Dec 2018 12:14:29 +0530
From:   Prateek Patel <prpatel@...dia.com>
To:     Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
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>,
        <treding@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] kmemleak: Add config to select auto scan

Hi Catalin,

Can you mark this patch as acknowledged so that it can be picked up by 
the maintainer.

Adding Andrew.

Thanks,

On 10/29/2018 4:13 PM, Catalin Marinas wrote:
> 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>