Re: [PATCH] docs: Add overview and SLUB allocator sections to slab documentation
From: Harry Yoo (Oracle)
Date: Sat Apr 18 2026 - 11:30:47 EST
On Sat, Apr 18, 2026 at 01:20:42PM +0200, Vlastimil Babka (SUSE) wrote:
> On 4/18/26 1:00 PM, Nick Huang wrote:
> > Hi Lorenzo Stoakes
> > Lorenzo Stoakes <ljs@xxxxxxxxxx> 於 2026年4月18日週六 下午5:11寫道:
> >>
> >> On Sat, Apr 18, 2026 at 02:12:22PM +0800, Nick Huang wrote:
> >>> Nick Huang <sef1548@xxxxxxxxx> 於 2026年4月18日週六 下午1:27寫道:
> >>>>
> >>>> Matthew Wilcox <willy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 於 2026年4月18日週六 下午1:04寫道:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Sat, Apr 18, 2026 at 12:06:19AM +0000, Nick Huang wrote:
> >>>>>> - Add "Overview" section explaining the slab allocator's role and purpose
> >>>>>> - Document the three main slab allocator implementations (SLAB, SLUB, SLOB)
> >>> Hi Matthew Wilcox
> >>> I will remove this sentence in the next version:
> >>> “Document the three main slab allocator implementations (SLAB, SLUB, SLOB).”
> >>> I’m not entirely sure I fully understand your point. If I’ve missed
> >>> anything, please let me know what needs to be changed. Thank you.
> >>
> >> No, please don't send any more revisions of this garbage, thanks.
> >
> > thank you for your guidance. I will correct my work and introduce the
> > more recent `barn`, `sheave`, and `kmalloc_obj`.
> > Do you think this is appropriate?
>
> No, this whole thing is inappropriate from the beginning. We are not
> going to waste more time on development-by-review for something that
> started as undisclosed LLM slop.
Just to be clear, Nick.
I'm no longer willing to answer all of your questions and request for
guidance sent in private as you keep ignoring questions & feedback
and still looking for other "interesting" items to contribute.
Let's not waste your and others' time.
I don't think this is going to work out.
Expect NACK on your future slab contributions.
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Cheers,
Harry / Hyeonggon