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

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Date:   Thu, 13 May 2021 21:38:22 +0900
From:   Hyeonggon Yoo <42.hyeyoo@...il.com>
To:     Marco Elver <elver@...gle.com>
Cc:     Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@....com>,
        David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
        Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>,
        Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>,
        Linux Memory Management List <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        LKML <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 02:29:13PM +0200, Marco Elver wrote:
> On Thu, 13 May 2021 at 14:03, Hyeonggon Yoo <42.hyeyoo@...il.com> wrote:
> > On Thu, May 13, 2021 at 12:31:38PM +0200, Marco Elver wrote:
> [...]
> > what about checking size it on top of kmalloc_index? because by definition of
> > KMALLOC_SHIFT_HIGH, it's not always 25. it can be less than 25. for some
> > situations.
> >
> > below is what I suggested beofre. for just reference:
> 
> This doesn't solve the problem. We want the compiler to complain
> whenever kmalloc_index() is used with non-constant in normal code.

in the beginning, I thought kmalloc_index is called only from kmalloc.
but if kmalloc_index is called from other place, I think it should
correctly check its size. that's what kmalloc_index should do.

or... should it be solved as another patch?