Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] fs,mm: add kmem_cache_create_rcu()

[Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>]

On Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:56:22 +0200, Christian Brauner wrote:
> When a kmem cache is created with SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU the free pointer
> must be located outside of the object because we don't know what part of
> the memory can safely be overwritten as it may be needed to prevent
> object recycling.
> 
> That has the consequence that SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU may end up adding a
> new cacheline. This is the case for .e.g, struct file. After having it
> shrunk down by 40 bytes and having it fit in three cachelines we still
> have SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU adding a fourth cacheline because it needs to
> accomodate the free pointer and is hardware cacheline aligned.
> 
> [...]

Applied to the vfs.file branch of the vfs/vfs.git tree.
Patches in the vfs.file branch should appear in linux-next soon.

Please report any outstanding bugs that were missed during review in a
new review to the original patch series allowing us to drop it.

It's encouraged to provide Acked-bys and Reviewed-bys even though the
patch has now been applied. If possible patch trailers will be updated.

Note that commit hashes shown below are subject to change due to rebase,
trailer updates or similar. If in doubt, please check the listed branch.

tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs.git
branch: vfs.file

[1/3] mm: remove unused root_cache argument
      https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/a85ba9858175
[2/3] mm: add kmem_cache_create_rcu()
      https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/ba8108d69e5b
[3/3] fs: use kmem_cache_create_rcu()
      https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/d1e381aa30cb