Re: [PATCH v3 07/15] mm/slab: pass alloc_flags to new slab allocation
From: Harry Yoo
Date: Tue Jun 16 2026 - 03:07:51 EST
On 6/15/26 8:54 PM, Vlastimil Babka (SUSE) wrote:
> Add the alloc_flags parameter to allocate_slab() and new_slab()
> so it can be used to determine if spinning is allowed, independently
> from gfp flags.
>
> refill_objects() passes SLAB_ALLOC_DEFAULT because it can only be
> reached from contexts that allow spinning.
>
> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260610-slab_alloc_flags-v2-8-7190909db118@xxxxxxxxxx
> Reviewed-by: Hao Li <hao.li@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Vlastimil Babka (SUSE) <vbabka@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
Reviewed-by: Harry Yoo (Oracle) <harry@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Cheers,
Harry / Hyeonggon
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