linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm: slab: use kmem_cache

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Message-ID: <384bc620-b7fd-4594-bf24-b1b7b26a59df@web.de>
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2024 17:54:33 +0200
From: Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To: Yan Zhen <yanzhen@...o.com>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
 opensource.kernel@...o.com, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
 Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>, David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
 Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@....com>, Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>,
 Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Hyeonggon Yoo <42.hyeyoo@...il.com>,
 Roman Gushchin <roman.gushchin@...ux.dev>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: slab: use kmem_cache_free() to free

> The kmem_cache_alloc() is typically used to free memory allocated through
> the kernel memory cache (slab allocator).

I find this wording confusing.


> Using kmem_cache_free() for deallocation may be more reasonable.

Will “imperative mood” become more desirable here?
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.11-rc5#n94

Regards,
Markus