From: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
To: Harry Yoo <harry.yoo@oracle.com>,
Petr Tesarik <ptesarik@suse.com>,
Christoph Lameter <cl@gentwo.org>,
David Rientjes <rientjes@google.com>,
Roman Gushchin <roman.gushchin@linux.dev>
Cc: Hao Li <hao.li@linux.dev>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
Uladzislau Rezki <urezki@gmail.com>,
"Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com>,
Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>,
Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>,
Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>,
linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-rt-devel@lists.linux.dev, bpf@vger.kernel.org,
kasan-dev@googlegroups.com, Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
Subject: [PATCH RFC v2 02/20] mm/slab: move and refactor __kmem_cache_alias()
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:16:56 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260112-sheaves-for-all-v2-2-98225cfb50cf@suse.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260112-sheaves-for-all-v2-0-98225cfb50cf@suse.cz>
Move __kmem_cache_alias() to slab_common.c since it's called by
__kmem_cache_create_args() and calls find_mergeable() that both
are in this file. We can remove two slab.h declarations and make
them static. Instead declare sysfs_slab_alias() from slub.c so
that __kmem_cache_alias() can keep caling it.
Add args parameter to __kmem_cache_alias() and find_mergeable() instead
of align and ctor. With that we can also move the checks for usersize
and sheaf_capacity there from __kmem_cache_create_args() and make the
result more symmetric with slab_unmergeable().
No functional changes intended.
Signed-off-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
---
mm/slab.h | 8 +++-----
mm/slab_common.c | 44 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
mm/slub.c | 30 +-----------------------------
3 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mm/slab.h b/mm/slab.h
index e767aa7e91b0..cb48ce5014ba 100644
--- a/mm/slab.h
+++ b/mm/slab.h
@@ -281,9 +281,12 @@ struct kmem_cache {
#define SLAB_SUPPORTS_SYSFS 1
void sysfs_slab_unlink(struct kmem_cache *s);
void sysfs_slab_release(struct kmem_cache *s);
+int sysfs_slab_alias(struct kmem_cache *, const char *);
#else
static inline void sysfs_slab_unlink(struct kmem_cache *s) { }
static inline void sysfs_slab_release(struct kmem_cache *s) { }
+static inline int sysfs_slab_alias(struct kmem_cache *s, const char *p)
+ { return 0; }
#endif
void *fixup_red_left(struct kmem_cache *s, void *p);
@@ -400,11 +403,6 @@ extern void create_boot_cache(struct kmem_cache *, const char *name,
unsigned int useroffset, unsigned int usersize);
int slab_unmergeable(struct kmem_cache *s);
-struct kmem_cache *find_mergeable(unsigned size, unsigned align,
- slab_flags_t flags, const char *name, void (*ctor)(void *));
-struct kmem_cache *
-__kmem_cache_alias(const char *name, unsigned int size, unsigned int align,
- slab_flags_t flags, void (*ctor)(void *));
slab_flags_t kmem_cache_flags(slab_flags_t flags, const char *name);
diff --git a/mm/slab_common.c b/mm/slab_common.c
index ee994ec7f251..52591d9c04f3 100644
--- a/mm/slab_common.c
+++ b/mm/slab_common.c
@@ -175,15 +175,22 @@ int slab_unmergeable(struct kmem_cache *s)
return 0;
}
-struct kmem_cache *find_mergeable(unsigned int size, unsigned int align,
- slab_flags_t flags, const char *name, void (*ctor)(void *))
+static struct kmem_cache *find_mergeable(unsigned int size, slab_flags_t flags,
+ const char *name, struct kmem_cache_args *args)
{
struct kmem_cache *s;
+ unsigned int align;
if (slab_nomerge)
return NULL;
- if (ctor)
+ if (args->ctor)
+ return NULL;
+
+ if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY) && args->usersize)
+ return NULL;
+
+ if (args->sheaf_capacity)
return NULL;
flags = kmem_cache_flags(flags, name);
@@ -192,7 +199,7 @@ struct kmem_cache *find_mergeable(unsigned int size, unsigned int align,
return NULL;
size = ALIGN(size, sizeof(void *));
- align = calculate_alignment(flags, align, size);
+ align = calculate_alignment(flags, args->align, size);
size = ALIGN(size, align);
list_for_each_entry_reverse(s, &slab_caches, list) {
@@ -253,6 +260,31 @@ static struct kmem_cache *create_cache(const char *name,
return ERR_PTR(err);
}
+static struct kmem_cache *
+__kmem_cache_alias(const char *name, unsigned int size, slab_flags_t flags,
+ struct kmem_cache_args *args)
+{
+ struct kmem_cache *s;
+
+ s = find_mergeable(size, flags, name, args);
+ if (s) {
+ if (sysfs_slab_alias(s, name))
+ pr_err("SLUB: Unable to add cache alias %s to sysfs\n",
+ name);
+
+ s->refcount++;
+
+ /*
+ * Adjust the object sizes so that we clear
+ * the complete object on kzalloc.
+ */
+ s->object_size = max(s->object_size, size);
+ s->inuse = max(s->inuse, ALIGN(size, sizeof(void *)));
+ }
+
+ return s;
+}
+
/**
* __kmem_cache_create_args - Create a kmem cache.
* @name: A string which is used in /proc/slabinfo to identify this cache.
@@ -324,9 +356,7 @@ struct kmem_cache *__kmem_cache_create_args(const char *name,
object_size - args->usersize < args->useroffset))
args->usersize = args->useroffset = 0;
- if (!args->usersize && !args->sheaf_capacity)
- s = __kmem_cache_alias(name, object_size, args->align, flags,
- args->ctor);
+ s = __kmem_cache_alias(name, object_size, flags, args);
if (s)
goto out_unlock;
diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index 3076a1694008..8ffeb3ab3228 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -350,11 +350,8 @@ enum track_item { TRACK_ALLOC, TRACK_FREE };
#ifdef SLAB_SUPPORTS_SYSFS
static int sysfs_slab_add(struct kmem_cache *);
-static int sysfs_slab_alias(struct kmem_cache *, const char *);
#else
static inline int sysfs_slab_add(struct kmem_cache *s) { return 0; }
-static inline int sysfs_slab_alias(struct kmem_cache *s, const char *p)
- { return 0; }
#endif
#if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS) && defined(CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG)
@@ -8547,31 +8544,6 @@ void __init kmem_cache_init_late(void)
WARN_ON(!flushwq);
}
-struct kmem_cache *
-__kmem_cache_alias(const char *name, unsigned int size, unsigned int align,
- slab_flags_t flags, void (*ctor)(void *))
-{
- struct kmem_cache *s;
-
- s = find_mergeable(size, align, flags, name, ctor);
- if (s) {
- if (sysfs_slab_alias(s, name))
- pr_err("SLUB: Unable to add cache alias %s to sysfs\n",
- name);
-
- s->refcount++;
-
- /*
- * Adjust the object sizes so that we clear
- * the complete object on kzalloc.
- */
- s->object_size = max(s->object_size, size);
- s->inuse = max(s->inuse, ALIGN(size, sizeof(void *)));
- }
-
- return s;
-}
-
int do_kmem_cache_create(struct kmem_cache *s, const char *name,
unsigned int size, struct kmem_cache_args *args,
slab_flags_t flags)
@@ -9804,7 +9776,7 @@ struct saved_alias {
static struct saved_alias *alias_list;
-static int sysfs_slab_alias(struct kmem_cache *s, const char *name)
+int sysfs_slab_alias(struct kmem_cache *s, const char *name)
{
struct saved_alias *al;
--
2.52.0
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Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-12 15:16 [PATCH RFC v2 00/20] slab: replace cpu (partial) slabs with sheaves Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:16 ` [PATCH RFC v2 01/20] mm/slab: add rcu_barrier() to kvfree_rcu_barrier_on_cache() Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:16 ` Vlastimil Babka [this message]
2026-01-12 15:16 ` [PATCH RFC v2 03/20] mm/slab: make caches with sheaves mergeable Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:16 ` [PATCH RFC v2 04/20] slab: add sheaves to most caches Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:16 ` [PATCH RFC v2 05/20] slab: introduce percpu sheaves bootstrap Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:17 ` [PATCH RFC v2 06/20] slab: make percpu sheaves compatible with kmalloc_nolock()/kfree_nolock() Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:17 ` [PATCH RFC v2 07/20] slab: handle kmalloc sheaves bootstrap Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:17 ` [PATCH RFC v2 08/20] slab: add optimized sheaf refill from partial list Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:17 ` [PATCH RFC v2 09/20] slab: remove cpu (partial) slabs usage from allocation paths Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:17 ` [PATCH RFC v2 10/20] slab: remove SLUB_CPU_PARTIAL Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:17 ` [PATCH RFC v2 11/20] slab: remove the do_slab_free() fastpath Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:17 ` [PATCH RFC v2 12/20] slab: remove defer_deactivate_slab() Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:17 ` [PATCH RFC v2 13/20] slab: simplify kmalloc_nolock() Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:17 ` [PATCH RFC v2 14/20] slab: remove struct kmem_cache_cpu Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:17 ` [PATCH RFC v2 15/20] slab: remove unused PREEMPT_RT specific macros Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:17 ` [PATCH RFC v2 16/20] slab: refill sheaves from all nodes Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:17 ` [PATCH RFC v2 17/20] slab: update overview comments Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:17 ` [PATCH RFC v2 18/20] slab: remove frozen slab checks from __slab_free() Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:17 ` [PATCH RFC v2 19/20] mm/slub: remove DEACTIVATE_TO_* stat items Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:17 ` [PATCH RFC v2 20/20] mm/slub: cleanup and repurpose some " Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:20 ` [PATCH v2 00/20] slab: replace cpu (partial) slabs with sheaves Vlastimil Babka
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