Re: [RFC PATCH 01/15] static kmem_cache instances for core caches

From: Al Viro

Date: Thu Jun 11 2026 - 13:13:33 EST


On Thu, Jan 15, 2026 at 05:59:12PM +0100, Vlastimil Babka wrote:

[resurrecting an old thread]

> The merging prevention is my biggest concern with the approach.

How about allowing subsequent cache creation to pick an existing
static one as long as it's non-modular? That's easy enough to
do and it's minimally invasive.