linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -next] mm/kmemleak: move the initialisation of object to __link

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Date:   Mon, 23 Oct 2023 11:16:24 -0700
From:   Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Liu Shixin <liushixin2@...wei.com>
Cc:     Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Patrick Wang <patrick.wang.shcn@...il.com>,
        Kefeng Wang <wangkefeng.wang@...wei.com>, <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -next] mm/kmemleak: move the initialisation of object to
 __link_object

On Mon, 23 Oct 2023 10:51:25 +0800 Liu Shixin <liushixin2@...wei.com> wrote:

> Leave __alloc_object() just do the actual allocation and __link_object()
> do the full initialisation.

Changelog doesn't describe why we're making this change?