Re: [PATCH 3/5] SLUB: Replace __builtin_return_address(0) with_RET_IP_.

From: Eduard - Gabriel Munteanu
Date: Tue Aug 19 2008 - 15:08:34 EST


On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 01:56:41PM -0500, Christoph Lameter wrote:

> Well maybe this patch will do it then:
>
> Subject: slub: Use _RET_IP and use "unsigned long" for kernel text addresses
>
> Use _RET_IP_ instead of buildint_return_address() and make slub use unsigned long
> instead of void * for addresses.
>
> Signed-off-by: Christoph Lameter <cl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> ---
> mm/slub.c | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
> 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

It seems Pekka just submitted something like this. Though I think using 0L
should be replaced with 0UL to be fully correct.

Pekka, should I test one of these variants and resubmit, or will you
merge it by yourself?

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