[PATCH 2/3] slab: convert setup_slub_debug() to use __core_param_cb()

From: Petr Tesarik

Date: Fri Oct 24 2025 - 13:12:09 EST


Use __core_param_cb() to parse the "slab_debug" kernel parameter instead of
the obsolescent __setup(). For now, the parameter is not exposed in sysfs,
and no get ops is provided.

There is a slight change in behavior. Before this patch, the following
parameter would silently turn on full debugging for all slabs:

slub_debug_yada_yada_gotta_love_this=hail_satan!

This syntax is now rejected, and the parameter will be passed to user
space, making the kernel a holier place.

Signed-off-by: Petr Tesarik <ptesarik@xxxxxxxx>
---
mm/slub.c | 15 +++++++++------
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index 26faebcf27a2b..b124087b95f32 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -1863,7 +1863,7 @@ parse_slub_debug_flags(const char *str, slab_flags_t *flags, const char **slabs,
return NULL;
}

-static int __init setup_slub_debug(char *val)
+static int __init setup_slub_debug(const char *str, const struct kernel_param *kp)
{
slab_flags_t flags;
slab_flags_t global_flags;
@@ -1871,10 +1871,9 @@ static int __init setup_slub_debug(char *val)
const char *slab_list;
bool global_slub_debug_changed = false;
bool slab_list_specified = false;
- const char *str = val;

global_flags = DEBUG_DEFAULT_FLAGS;
- if (*str++ != '=' || !*str)
+ if (!str || !*str)
/*
* No options specified. Switch on full debugging.
*/
@@ -1918,11 +1917,15 @@ static int __init setup_slub_debug(char *val)
static_branch_unlikely(&init_on_free)) &&
(slub_debug & SLAB_POISON))
pr_info("mem auto-init: SLAB_POISON will take precedence over init_on_alloc/init_on_free\n");
- return 1;
+ return 0;
}

-__setup("slab_debug", setup_slub_debug);
-__setup_param("slub_debug", slub_debug, setup_slub_debug, 0);
+static const struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_slab_debug __initconst = {
+ .flags = KERNEL_PARAM_OPS_FL_NOARG,
+ .set = setup_slub_debug,
+};
+__core_param_cb(slab_debug, &param_ops_slab_debug, NULL, 0);
+__core_param_cb(slub_debug, &param_ops_slab_debug, NULL, 0);

/*
* kmem_cache_flags - apply debugging options to the cache
--
2.51.0