[RFC PATCH 05/15] turn signal_cache static-duration
From: Al Viro
Date: Fri Jan 09 2026 - 23:01:00 EST
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/fork.c | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index ddd2558f9431..23ed80d0d6d0 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -465,7 +465,8 @@ void thread_stack_cache_init(void)
#endif /* CONFIG_VMAP_STACK */
/* SLAB cache for signal_struct structures (tsk->signal) */
-static struct kmem_cache *signal_cachep;
+static struct kmem_cache_opaque signal_cache;
+#define signal_cachep to_kmem_cache(&signal_cache)
/* SLAB cache for sighand_struct structures (tsk->sighand) */
struct kmem_cache *sighand_cachep;
@@ -3024,7 +3025,7 @@ void __init proc_caches_init(void)
sizeof(struct sighand_struct), 0,
SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN|SLAB_PANIC|SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU|
SLAB_ACCOUNT, sighand_ctor);
- signal_cachep = kmem_cache_create("signal_cache",
+ kmem_cache_setup(signal_cachep, "signal_cache",
sizeof(struct signal_struct), 0,
SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN|SLAB_PANIC|SLAB_ACCOUNT,
NULL);
--
2.47.3