linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] mm, slub: change run-time assertion in kmalloc

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Date:   Thu, 13 May 2021 21:10:11 +0900
From:   Hyeonggon Yoo <42.hyeyoo@...il.com>
To:     Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
Cc:     Marco Elver <elver@...gle.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        iamjoonsoo.kim@....com, rientjes@...gle.com, penberg@...nel.org,
        cl@...ux.com, linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] mm, slub: change run-time assertion in
 kmalloc_index() to compile-time

On Thu, May 13, 2021 at 09:08:29PM +0900, Hyeonggon Yoo wrote:
> I completely agree on what Vlastimil said. there should be comment
> saying that generally you should not use kmalloc_index with
> size_is_const == true.

sorry there was human error.
what I mean was: size_is_const == false