Re: [PATCH v2] mm/slab: simplify SLAB_* flag handling
From: Vlastimil Babka
Date: Wed Feb 05 2025 - 10:08:15 EST
On 1/24/25 17:48, Kevin Brodsky wrote:
> SLUB is the only remaining allocator. We can therefore get rid of
> the logic for allocator-specific flags:
>
> * Merge SLAB_CACHE_FLAGS into SLAB_CORE_FLAGS.
>
> * Remove CACHE_CREATE_MASK and instead mask out SLAB_DEBUG_FLAGS if
> !CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG. SLAB_DEBUG_FLAGS is now defined
> unconditionally (no impact on existing code, which ignores it if
> !CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG).
>
> * Define SLAB_FLAGS_PERMITTED in terms of SLAB_CORE_FLAGS and
> SLAB_DEBUG_FLAGS (no functional change).
>
> While at it also remove misleading comments that suggest that
> multiple allocators are available.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kevin Brodsky <kevin.brodsky@xxxxxxx>
Added to slab/for-next, thanks!