Re: [PATCH v4 2/4] mm/slub: unify all sl[au]b parameters with "slab_$param"

[Vlastimil Babka]

On 12/15/23 04:41, sxwjean@xxxxxx wrote:
> From: Xiongwei Song <xiongwei.song@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Since the SLAB allocator has been removed, so we can clean up the
> sl[au]b_$params. With only one slab allocator left, it's better to use the
> generic "slab" term instead of "slub" which is an implementation detail,
> which is pointed out by Vlastimil Babka. For more information please see
> [1]. Hence, we are going to use "slab_$param" as the primary prefix.
> 
> This patch is changing the following slab parameters
> - slub_max_order
> - slub_min_order
> - slub_min_objects
> - slub_debug
> to
> - slab_max_order
> - slab_min_order
> - slab_min_objects
> - slab_debug
> as the primary slab parameters for all references of them in docs and
> comments. But this patch won't change variables and functions inside
> slub as we will have wider slub/slab change.
> 
> Meanwhile, "slub_$params" can also be passed by command line, which is
> to keep backward compatibility. Also mark all "slub_$params" as legacy.
> 
> Remove the separate descriptions for slub_[no]merge, append legacy tip
> for them at the end of descriptions of slab_[no]merge.
> 
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/7512b350-4317-21a0-fab3-4101bc4d8f7a@xxxxxxx/
> 
> Signed-off-by: Xiongwei Song <xiongwei.song@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx>
Thanks.