Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] mm: kmemleak: Factor object reference updating out of scan_block()

From: Catalin Marinas
Date: Fri May 26 2017 - 12:23:39 EST


On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 05:21:08PM +0100, Catalin Marinas wrote:
> On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 05:09:17PM +0100, Luis Henriques wrote:
> > On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 04:42:16PM +0100, Catalin Marinas wrote:
> > > The scan_block() function updates the number of references (pointers) to
> > > objects, adding them to the gray_list when object->min_count is reached.
> > > The patch factors out this functionality into a separate update_refs()
> > > function.
> > >
> > > Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Cc: "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Signed-off-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@xxxxxxx>
[...]
> > FWIW, I've tested this patchset and I don't see kmemleak triggering the
> > false positives anymore.
>
> Thanks for re-testing (I dropped your tested-by from the initial patch
> since I made a small modification).

Sorry, the "re-testing" comment was meant at the other Luis on cc ;)
(Luis R. Rodriguez). It's been a long day...

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Catalin