linux-kernel - Re: Deprecating and removing SLOB

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Date:   Tue, 8 Nov 2022 11:17:16 -0800
From:   Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>
Cc:     Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>, Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>,
        David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
        Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@....com>,
        Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>,
        Hyeonggon Yoo <42.hyeyoo@...il.com>,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
        Roman Gushchin <roman.gushchin@...ux.dev>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Rustam Kovhaev <rkovhaev@...il.com>
Subject: Re: Deprecating and removing SLOB

On Tue, 8 Nov 2022 18:18:46 +0000 Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu> wrote:

> Mark them as dependent on CONFIG_BROKEN ?

For SLOB at least, yes.  Leave it a couple of cycles and unless someone
comes out with a really really really good reason for retaining, away
it goes.