Re: SLUB: kmem_cache_destroy doesn't - version 2.
On Tue, 24 Apr 2007, Neil Brown wrote: > kobject_set_name actually takes a format and arbitrary args and uses > vsnprintf, so it has to make it's own copy. Ok then this should be fine... SLAB: Fix sysfs directory handling This fixes the problem that SLUB does not track the names of aliased slabs by changing the way that SLUB manages the files in /sys/slab. If the slab that is being operated on is not mergeable (usually the case if we are debugging) then do not create any aliases. If an alias exists that we conflict with then remove it before creating the directory for the unmergeable slab. If there is a true slab cache there and not an alias then we fail since there is a true duplication of slab cache names. So debugging allows the detection of slab name duplication as usual. If the slab is mergeable then we create a directory with a unique name created from the slab size, slab options and the pointer to the kmem_cache structure (disambiguation). All names referring to the slabs will then be created as symlinks to that unique name. These symlinks are not going to be removed on kmem_cache_destroy() since we only carry a counter for the number of aliases. If a new symlink is created then it may just replace an existing one. This means that one can create a gazillion slabs with the same name (if they all refer to mergeable caches). It will only increase the alias count. So we have the potential of not detecting duplicate slab names (there is actually no harm done by doing that). We will detect the duplications as as soon as debugging is enabled because we will then no longer generate symlinks and special unique names. Signed-off-by: Christoph Lameter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Index: linux-2.6.21-rc6/mm/slub.c === --- linux-2.6.21-rc6.orig/mm/slub.c 2007-04-23 13:08:41.0 -0700 +++ linux-2.6.21-rc6/mm/slub.c 2007-04-23 18:05:16.0 -0700 @@ -3307,16 +3307,68 @@ static struct kset_uevent_ops slab_ueven decl_subsys(slab, _ktype, _uevent_ops); +#define ID_STR_LENGTH 64 + +/* Create a unique string id for a slab cache: + * format + * :[flags-]size:[memory address of kmemcache] + */ +static char *create_unique_id(struct kmem_cache *s) +{ + char *name = kmalloc(ID_STR_LENGTH, GFP_KERNEL); + char *p = name; + + BUG_ON(!name); + + *p++ = ':'; + /* +* First flags affecting slabcache operations */ + if (s->flags & SLAB_CACHE_DMA) + *p++ = 'd'; + if (s->flags & SLAB_RECLAIM_ACCOUNT) + *p++ = 'a'; + if (s->flags & SLAB_DESTROY_BY_RCU) + *p++ = 'r';\ + /* Debug flags */ + if (s->flags & SLAB_RED_ZONE) + *p++ = 'Z'; + if (s->flags & SLAB_POISON) + *p++ = 'P'; + if (s->flags & SLAB_STORE_USER) + *p++ = 'U'; + if (p != name + 1) + *p++ = '-'; + p += sprintf(p,"%07d:0x%p" ,s->size, s); + BUG_ON(p > name + ID_STR_LENGTH - 1); + return name; +} + static int sysfs_slab_add(struct kmem_cache *s) { int err; + const char *name; if (slab_state < SYSFS) /* Defer until later */ return 0; + if (s->flags & SLUB_NEVER_MERGE) { + /* +* Slabcache can never be merged so we can use the name proper. +* This is typically the case for debug situations. In that +* case we can catch duplicate names easily. +*/ + sysfs_remove_link(_subsys.kset.kobj, s->name); + name = s->name; + } else + /* +* Create a unique name for the slab as a target +* for the symlinks. +*/ + name = create_unique_id(s); + kobj_set_kset_s(s, slab_subsys); - kobject_set_name(>kobj, s->name); + kobject_set_name(>kobj, name); kobject_init(>kobj); err = kobject_add(>kobj); if (err) @@ -3326,6 +3378,10 @@ static int sysfs_slab_add(struct kmem_ca if (err) return err; kobject_uevent(>kobj, KOBJ_ADD); + if (!(s->flags & SLUB_NEVER_MERGE)) { + sysfs_slab_alias(s, s->name); + kfree(name); + } return 0; } @@ -3351,9 +3407,14 @@ static int sysfs_slab_alias(struct kmem_ { struct saved_alias *al; - if (slab_state == SYSFS) + if (slab_state == SYSFS) { + /* +* If we have a leftover link then remove it. +*/ + sysfs_remove_link(_subsys.kset.kobj, name); return sysfs_create_link(_subsys.kset.kobj, >kobj, name); + } al = kmalloc(sizeof(struct saved_alias), GFP_KERNEL); if (!al) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body
Re: SLUB: kmem_cache_destroy doesn't - version 2.
On Monday April 23, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Tue, 24 Apr 2007, Neil Brown wrote: > > > On Monday April 23, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Would this work? Contains a solution somewhat along the lines of your > > > thoughts on the subject. > > > > > > > Concept seems sound. > > Code needs a kfree of the name returned by create_unique_id, and I > > think ID_STR_LENGTH needs to be at least 34. > > Sysfs copies the string? kobject_set_name copies the string, either into a small char array in the kobject, or into kmalloced space. kobject_set_name actually takes a format and arbitrary args and uses vsnprintf, so it has to make it's own copy. NeilBrown - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: SLUB: kmem_cache_destroy doesn't - version 2.
On Tue, 24 Apr 2007, Neil Brown wrote: > On Monday April 23, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Would this work? Contains a solution somewhat along the lines of your > > thoughts on the subject. > > > > Concept seems sound. > Code needs a kfree of the name returned by create_unique_id, and I > think ID_STR_LENGTH needs to be at least 34. Sysfs copies the string? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: SLUB: kmem_cache_destroy doesn't - version 2.
On Monday April 23, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Would this work? Contains a solution somewhat along the lines of your > thoughts on the subject. > Concept seems sound. Code needs a kfree of the name returned by create_unique_id, and I think ID_STR_LENGTH needs to be at least 34. Maybe that should be allocated on the stack in sysfs_slab_add, rather than using kmalloc/free. Thanks, NeilBrown - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: SLUB: kmem_cache_destroy doesn't - version 2.
Would this work? Contains a solution somewhat along the lines of your thoughts on the subject. SLAB: Fix sysfs directory handling This fixes the problem that SLUB does not track the names of aliased slabs by changing the way that SLUB manages the files in /sys/slab. If the slab that is being created is not mergeable (usually the case if we are debugging) then do not create any aliases. If an alias exists that we conflict with then remove it before creating the directory for the unmergeable slab. If there is a true slab cache there and not an alias then we fail since there is a true duplication of slab cache names. So debugging allows the detection of slab name duplication as usual. If the slab is mergeable then we create a directory with a unique name created from the slab size, slab options and the pointer to the kmem_cache structure (disambiguation). All names referring to the slabs will then be created as symlinks to that unique name. These symlinks are not going to be removed on kmem_cache_destroy() since we only carry a counter for the number of aliases. If a new symlink is created then it may just replace an existing one. This means that one can create a gazillion slabs with the same name (if they all refer to mergeable caches). Doing so will only increase the alias count. So we have the potential of not detecting duplicate slab names (SLUB works fine with duplicate slab names anyways). We will detect the duplications when debugging is enabled because we will then no longer generate symlinks and special unique names. Signed-off-by: Christoph Lameter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Index: linux-2.6.21-rc6/mm/slub.c === --- linux-2.6.21-rc6.orig/mm/slub.c 2007-04-23 13:08:41.0 -0700 +++ linux-2.6.21-rc6/mm/slub.c 2007-04-23 13:09:10.0 -0700 @@ -3307,16 +3307,66 @@ static struct kset_uevent_ops slab_ueven decl_subsys(slab, _ktype, _uevent_ops); +#define ID_STR_LENGTH 30 + +/* Create a unique string id for a slab cache: + * format + * :[flags-]size:[memory address of kmemcache] + */ +static char *create_unique_id(struct kmem_cache *s) +{ + char *name = kmalloc(ID_STR_LENGTH, GFP_KERNEL); + char *p = name; + + BUG_ON(!name); + + *p++ = ':'; + /* +* First flags affecting slabcache operations */ + if (s->flags & SLAB_CACHE_DMA) + *p++ = 'd'; + if (s->flags & SLAB_RECLAIM_ACCOUNT) + *p++ = 'a'; + if (s->flags & SLAB_DESTROY_BY_RCU) + *p++ = 'r'; + /* Debug flags */ + if (s->flags & SLAB_RED_ZONE) + *p++ = 'Z'; + if (s->flags & SLAB_POISON) + *p++ = 'P'; + if (s->flags & SLAB_STORE_USER) + *p++ = 'U'; + if (p != name + 1) + *p++ = '-'; + p += sprintf(p,"%06d:0x%p" ,s->size, s); + BUG_ON(p > name + ID_STR_LENGTH - 1); + return name; +} + static int sysfs_slab_add(struct kmem_cache *s) { int err; + const char *name; if (slab_state < SYSFS) /* Defer until later */ return 0; - + if (s->flags & SLUB_NEVER_MERGE) { + /* +* Slabcache can never be merged so we can use the name proper. +* This is typically the case for debug situations. In that +* case we can catch duplicate names easily. +*/ + sysfs_remove_link(_subsys.kset.kobj, s->name); + name = s->name; + } else + /* +* Create a unique name for the slab as a target +* for the symlinks. +*/ + name = create_unique_id(s); kobj_set_kset_s(s, slab_subsys); - kobject_set_name(>kobj, s->name); + kobject_set_name(>kobj, name); kobject_init(>kobj); err = kobject_add(>kobj); if (err) @@ -3326,6 +3376,8 @@ static int sysfs_slab_add(struct kmem_ca if (err) return err; kobject_uevent(>kobj, KOBJ_ADD); + if (!(s->flags & SLUB_NEVER_MERGE)) + sysfs_slab_alias(s, s->name); return 0; } @@ -3351,9 +3403,14 @@ static int sysfs_slab_alias(struct kmem_ { struct saved_alias *al; - if (slab_state == SYSFS) + if (slab_state == SYSFS) { + /* +* If we have a leftover link then remove it. +*/ + sysfs_remove_link(_subsys.kset.kobj, name); return sysfs_create_link(_subsys.kset.kobj, >kobj, name); + } al = kmalloc(sizeof(struct saved_alias), GFP_KERNEL); if (!al) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at
Re: SLUB: kmem_cache_destroy doesn't - version 2.
On Mon, 23 Apr 2007, Neil Brown wrote: > Another option might be to name each cache actually created with a > unique name, and then create a symlink for each cache that was asked > for (whether it was created or whether a pre-existing cache was used). > Then being lazy about deletion shouldn't be a problem. You may be right. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: SLUB: kmem_cache_destroy doesn't - version 2.
On Thursday April 19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Right. Sigh. But there is no user of the symlinks. > > I could drop the symlinks completely. Just do not track what names a cache > aliases to? > Suppose I have a kmem_cache which at different times has different sizes (like, for example, the cache used for 'stripe_head' in md/raid5.c. If I 'grow' and array, I resize that kmem_cache). Suppose that the first time I create it, it has size X, and then someone else creates a cache with size X. The second cache will become an alias for the first. So when the first is destroyed, the name says. Now I try to create another cache with the same name (it is serving the same purpose) but with a different size. It will need to create a new cache, but the name is still in use. Bang! I really think you need to return a different handle to each kmem_cache_create call so that you know which cache is being deleted so you can mangle names correctly. Another option might be to name each cache actually created with a unique name, and then create a symlink for each cache that was asked for (whether it was created or whether a pre-existing cache was used). Then being lazy about deletion shouldn't be a problem. NeilBrown - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: SLUB: kmem_cache_destroy doesn't - version 2.
On Thursday April 19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Right. Sigh. But there is no user of the symlinks. I could drop the symlinks completely. Just do not track what names a cache aliases to? Suppose I have a kmem_cache which at different times has different sizes (like, for example, the cache used for 'stripe_head' in md/raid5.c. If I 'grow' and array, I resize that kmem_cache). Suppose that the first time I create it, it has size X, and then someone else creates a cache with size X. The second cache will become an alias for the first. So when the first is destroyed, the name says. Now I try to create another cache with the same name (it is serving the same purpose) but with a different size. It will need to create a new cache, but the name is still in use. Bang! I really think you need to return a different handle to each kmem_cache_create call so that you know which cache is being deleted so you can mangle names correctly. Another option might be to name each cache actually created with a unique name, and then create a symlink for each cache that was asked for (whether it was created or whether a pre-existing cache was used). Then being lazy about deletion shouldn't be a problem. NeilBrown - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: SLUB: kmem_cache_destroy doesn't - version 2.
On Mon, 23 Apr 2007, Neil Brown wrote: Another option might be to name each cache actually created with a unique name, and then create a symlink for each cache that was asked for (whether it was created or whether a pre-existing cache was used). Then being lazy about deletion shouldn't be a problem. You may be right. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: SLUB: kmem_cache_destroy doesn't - version 2.
Would this work? Contains a solution somewhat along the lines of your thoughts on the subject. SLAB: Fix sysfs directory handling This fixes the problem that SLUB does not track the names of aliased slabs by changing the way that SLUB manages the files in /sys/slab. If the slab that is being created is not mergeable (usually the case if we are debugging) then do not create any aliases. If an alias exists that we conflict with then remove it before creating the directory for the unmergeable slab. If there is a true slab cache there and not an alias then we fail since there is a true duplication of slab cache names. So debugging allows the detection of slab name duplication as usual. If the slab is mergeable then we create a directory with a unique name created from the slab size, slab options and the pointer to the kmem_cache structure (disambiguation). All names referring to the slabs will then be created as symlinks to that unique name. These symlinks are not going to be removed on kmem_cache_destroy() since we only carry a counter for the number of aliases. If a new symlink is created then it may just replace an existing one. This means that one can create a gazillion slabs with the same name (if they all refer to mergeable caches). Doing so will only increase the alias count. So we have the potential of not detecting duplicate slab names (SLUB works fine with duplicate slab names anyways). We will detect the duplications when debugging is enabled because we will then no longer generate symlinks and special unique names. Signed-off-by: Christoph Lameter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Index: linux-2.6.21-rc6/mm/slub.c === --- linux-2.6.21-rc6.orig/mm/slub.c 2007-04-23 13:08:41.0 -0700 +++ linux-2.6.21-rc6/mm/slub.c 2007-04-23 13:09:10.0 -0700 @@ -3307,16 +3307,66 @@ static struct kset_uevent_ops slab_ueven decl_subsys(slab, slab_ktype, slab_uevent_ops); +#define ID_STR_LENGTH 30 + +/* Create a unique string id for a slab cache: + * format + * :[flags-]size:[memory address of kmemcache] + */ +static char *create_unique_id(struct kmem_cache *s) +{ + char *name = kmalloc(ID_STR_LENGTH, GFP_KERNEL); + char *p = name; + + BUG_ON(!name); + + *p++ = ':'; + /* +* First flags affecting slabcache operations */ + if (s-flags SLAB_CACHE_DMA) + *p++ = 'd'; + if (s-flags SLAB_RECLAIM_ACCOUNT) + *p++ = 'a'; + if (s-flags SLAB_DESTROY_BY_RCU) + *p++ = 'r'; + /* Debug flags */ + if (s-flags SLAB_RED_ZONE) + *p++ = 'Z'; + if (s-flags SLAB_POISON) + *p++ = 'P'; + if (s-flags SLAB_STORE_USER) + *p++ = 'U'; + if (p != name + 1) + *p++ = '-'; + p += sprintf(p,%06d:0x%p ,s-size, s); + BUG_ON(p name + ID_STR_LENGTH - 1); + return name; +} + static int sysfs_slab_add(struct kmem_cache *s) { int err; + const char *name; if (slab_state SYSFS) /* Defer until later */ return 0; - + if (s-flags SLUB_NEVER_MERGE) { + /* +* Slabcache can never be merged so we can use the name proper. +* This is typically the case for debug situations. In that +* case we can catch duplicate names easily. +*/ + sysfs_remove_link(slab_subsys.kset.kobj, s-name); + name = s-name; + } else + /* +* Create a unique name for the slab as a target +* for the symlinks. +*/ + name = create_unique_id(s); kobj_set_kset_s(s, slab_subsys); - kobject_set_name(s-kobj, s-name); + kobject_set_name(s-kobj, name); kobject_init(s-kobj); err = kobject_add(s-kobj); if (err) @@ -3326,6 +3376,8 @@ static int sysfs_slab_add(struct kmem_ca if (err) return err; kobject_uevent(s-kobj, KOBJ_ADD); + if (!(s-flags SLUB_NEVER_MERGE)) + sysfs_slab_alias(s, s-name); return 0; } @@ -3351,9 +3403,14 @@ static int sysfs_slab_alias(struct kmem_ { struct saved_alias *al; - if (slab_state == SYSFS) + if (slab_state == SYSFS) { + /* +* If we have a leftover link then remove it. +*/ + sysfs_remove_link(slab_subsys.kset.kobj, name); return sysfs_create_link(slab_subsys.kset.kobj, s-kobj, name); + } al = kmalloc(sizeof(struct saved_alias), GFP_KERNEL); if (!al) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at
Re: SLUB: kmem_cache_destroy doesn't - version 2.
On Monday April 23, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Would this work? Contains a solution somewhat along the lines of your thoughts on the subject. Concept seems sound. Code needs a kfree of the name returned by create_unique_id, and I think ID_STR_LENGTH needs to be at least 34. Maybe that should be allocated on the stack in sysfs_slab_add, rather than using kmalloc/free. Thanks, NeilBrown - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: SLUB: kmem_cache_destroy doesn't - version 2.
On Tue, 24 Apr 2007, Neil Brown wrote: On Monday April 23, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Would this work? Contains a solution somewhat along the lines of your thoughts on the subject. Concept seems sound. Code needs a kfree of the name returned by create_unique_id, and I think ID_STR_LENGTH needs to be at least 34. Sysfs copies the string? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: SLUB: kmem_cache_destroy doesn't - version 2.
On Monday April 23, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 24 Apr 2007, Neil Brown wrote: On Monday April 23, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Would this work? Contains a solution somewhat along the lines of your thoughts on the subject. Concept seems sound. Code needs a kfree of the name returned by create_unique_id, and I think ID_STR_LENGTH needs to be at least 34. Sysfs copies the string? kobject_set_name copies the string, either into a small char array in the kobject, or into kmalloced space. kobject_set_name actually takes a format and arbitrary args and uses vsnprintf, so it has to make it's own copy. NeilBrown - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: SLUB: kmem_cache_destroy doesn't - version 2.
On Tue, 24 Apr 2007, Neil Brown wrote: kobject_set_name actually takes a format and arbitrary args and uses vsnprintf, so it has to make it's own copy. Ok then this should be fine... SLAB: Fix sysfs directory handling This fixes the problem that SLUB does not track the names of aliased slabs by changing the way that SLUB manages the files in /sys/slab. If the slab that is being operated on is not mergeable (usually the case if we are debugging) then do not create any aliases. If an alias exists that we conflict with then remove it before creating the directory for the unmergeable slab. If there is a true slab cache there and not an alias then we fail since there is a true duplication of slab cache names. So debugging allows the detection of slab name duplication as usual. If the slab is mergeable then we create a directory with a unique name created from the slab size, slab options and the pointer to the kmem_cache structure (disambiguation). All names referring to the slabs will then be created as symlinks to that unique name. These symlinks are not going to be removed on kmem_cache_destroy() since we only carry a counter for the number of aliases. If a new symlink is created then it may just replace an existing one. This means that one can create a gazillion slabs with the same name (if they all refer to mergeable caches). It will only increase the alias count. So we have the potential of not detecting duplicate slab names (there is actually no harm done by doing that). We will detect the duplications as as soon as debugging is enabled because we will then no longer generate symlinks and special unique names. Signed-off-by: Christoph Lameter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Index: linux-2.6.21-rc6/mm/slub.c === --- linux-2.6.21-rc6.orig/mm/slub.c 2007-04-23 13:08:41.0 -0700 +++ linux-2.6.21-rc6/mm/slub.c 2007-04-23 18:05:16.0 -0700 @@ -3307,16 +3307,68 @@ static struct kset_uevent_ops slab_ueven decl_subsys(slab, slab_ktype, slab_uevent_ops); +#define ID_STR_LENGTH 64 + +/* Create a unique string id for a slab cache: + * format + * :[flags-]size:[memory address of kmemcache] + */ +static char *create_unique_id(struct kmem_cache *s) +{ + char *name = kmalloc(ID_STR_LENGTH, GFP_KERNEL); + char *p = name; + + BUG_ON(!name); + + *p++ = ':'; + /* +* First flags affecting slabcache operations */ + if (s-flags SLAB_CACHE_DMA) + *p++ = 'd'; + if (s-flags SLAB_RECLAIM_ACCOUNT) + *p++ = 'a'; + if (s-flags SLAB_DESTROY_BY_RCU) + *p++ = 'r';\ + /* Debug flags */ + if (s-flags SLAB_RED_ZONE) + *p++ = 'Z'; + if (s-flags SLAB_POISON) + *p++ = 'P'; + if (s-flags SLAB_STORE_USER) + *p++ = 'U'; + if (p != name + 1) + *p++ = '-'; + p += sprintf(p,%07d:0x%p ,s-size, s); + BUG_ON(p name + ID_STR_LENGTH - 1); + return name; +} + static int sysfs_slab_add(struct kmem_cache *s) { int err; + const char *name; if (slab_state SYSFS) /* Defer until later */ return 0; + if (s-flags SLUB_NEVER_MERGE) { + /* +* Slabcache can never be merged so we can use the name proper. +* This is typically the case for debug situations. In that +* case we can catch duplicate names easily. +*/ + sysfs_remove_link(slab_subsys.kset.kobj, s-name); + name = s-name; + } else + /* +* Create a unique name for the slab as a target +* for the symlinks. +*/ + name = create_unique_id(s); + kobj_set_kset_s(s, slab_subsys); - kobject_set_name(s-kobj, s-name); + kobject_set_name(s-kobj, name); kobject_init(s-kobj); err = kobject_add(s-kobj); if (err) @@ -3326,6 +3378,10 @@ static int sysfs_slab_add(struct kmem_ca if (err) return err; kobject_uevent(s-kobj, KOBJ_ADD); + if (!(s-flags SLUB_NEVER_MERGE)) { + sysfs_slab_alias(s, s-name); + kfree(name); + } return 0; } @@ -3351,9 +3407,14 @@ static int sysfs_slab_alias(struct kmem_ { struct saved_alias *al; - if (slab_state == SYSFS) + if (slab_state == SYSFS) { + /* +* If we have a leftover link then remove it. +*/ + sysfs_remove_link(slab_subsys.kset.kobj, name); return sysfs_create_link(slab_subsys.kset.kobj, s-kobj, name); + } al = kmalloc(sizeof(struct saved_alias), GFP_KERNEL); if (!al) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a
Re: SLUB: kmem_cache_destroy doesn't - version 2.
Another approach drop the symlinks completely. Just write a message to the syslog informing the user that we created an alias. If debugging is off then the user would have to consult the syslog to find aliases. Index: linux-2.6.21-rc6/mm/slub.c === --- linux-2.6.21-rc6.orig/mm/slub.c 2007-04-19 22:46:20.0 -0700 +++ linux-2.6.21-rc6/mm/slub.c 2007-04-19 22:48:26.0 -0700 @@ -158,11 +158,9 @@ LIST_HEAD(slab_caches); #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS static int sysfs_slab_add(struct kmem_cache *); -static int sysfs_slab_alias(struct kmem_cache *, const char *); static void sysfs_slab_remove(struct kmem_cache *); #else static int sysfs_slab_add(struct kmem_cache *s) { return 0; } -static int sysfs_slab_alias(struct kmem_cache *s, const char *p) { return 0; } static void sysfs_slab_remove(struct kmem_cache *s) {} #endif @@ -2324,8 +2322,8 @@ struct kmem_cache *kmem_cache_create(con */ s->objsize = max(s->objsize, (int)size); s->inuse = max_t(int, s->inuse, ALIGN(size, sizeof(void *))); - if (sysfs_slab_alias(s, name)) - goto err; + printk(KERN_INFO "SLUB: %s is an alias of %s\n", + name, s->name); } else { s = kmalloc(kmem_size, GFP_KERNEL); if (s && kmem_cache_open(s, GFP_KERNEL, name, @@ -3335,37 +,6 @@ static void sysfs_slab_remove(struct kme kobject_del(>kobj); } -/* - * Need to buffer aliases during bootup until sysfs becomes - * available lest we loose that information. - */ -struct saved_alias { - struct kmem_cache *s; - const char *name; - struct saved_alias *next; -}; - -struct saved_alias *alias_list; - -static int sysfs_slab_alias(struct kmem_cache *s, const char *name) -{ - struct saved_alias *al; - - if (slab_state == SYSFS) - return sysfs_create_link(_subsys.kset.kobj, - >kobj, name); - - al = kmalloc(sizeof(struct saved_alias), GFP_KERNEL); - if (!al) - return -ENOMEM; - - al->s = s; - al->name = name; - al->next = alias_list; - alias_list = al; - return 0; -} - int __init slab_sysfs_init(void) { int err; @@ -3378,15 +3345,6 @@ int __init slab_sysfs_init(void) finish_bootstrap(); - while (alias_list) { - struct saved_alias *al = alias_list; - - alias_list = alias_list->next; - err = sysfs_slab_alias(al->s, al->name); - BUG_ON(err); - kfree(al); - } - resiliency_test(); return 0; } - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: SLUB: kmem_cache_destroy doesn't - version 2.
On Fri, 20 Apr 2007, Neil Brown wrote: > On Thursday April 19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Fri, 20 Apr 2007, Neil Brown wrote: > > > > > Not sure how best to fix this one kmem_cache_destroy currently > > > doesn't know which alias is being destroyed. > > > > The aliases are there for decorative purposes when running without > > debugging. If one switches on debugging then it matters but then the > > symlinks are not created since there will be no aliases. > > > > I guess we can ignore the problem? > > Maybe > But then if we create the same cache with a different size, we might > need to create a directory in sysfs, but there is already a symlink > there... > It doesn't feel very clean. Right. Sigh. But there is no user of the symlinks. I could drop the symlinks completely. Just do not track what names a cache aliases to? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: SLUB: kmem_cache_destroy doesn't - version 2.
On Thursday April 19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Fri, 20 Apr 2007, Neil Brown wrote: > > > Not sure how best to fix this one kmem_cache_destroy currently > > doesn't know which alias is being destroyed. > > The aliases are there for decorative purposes when running without > debugging. If one switches on debugging then it matters but then the > symlinks are not created since there will be no aliases. > > I guess we can ignore the problem? Maybe But then if we create the same cache with a different size, we might need to create a directory in sysfs, but there is already a symlink there... It doesn't feel very clean. NeilBrown - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: SLUB: kmem_cache_destroy doesn't - version 2.
On Fri, 20 Apr 2007, Neil Brown wrote: > Not sure how best to fix this one kmem_cache_destroy currently > doesn't know which alias is being destroyed. The aliases are there for decorative purposes when running without debugging. If one switches on debugging then it matters but then the symlinks are not created since there will be no aliases. I guess we can ignore the problem? Index: linux-2.6.21-rc6/mm/slub.c === --- linux-2.6.21-rc6.orig/mm/slub.c 2007-04-19 22:13:28.0 -0700 +++ linux-2.6.21-rc6/mm/slub.c 2007-04-19 22:15:31.0 -0700 @@ -3351,9 +3351,19 @@ static int sysfs_slab_alias(struct kmem_ { struct saved_alias *al; - if (slab_state == SYSFS) - return sysfs_create_link(_subsys.kset.kobj, + if (slab_state == SYSFS) { + int rc; + + /* +* Aliases are there mainly for decorative purposes +* and we have no way of removing them properly. +* Creating a link may fail due to the symlink remaining. +* f.e. module unloading and loading. +*/ + rc = sysfs_create_link(_subsys.kset.kobj, >kobj, name); + return 0; + } al = kmalloc(sizeof(struct saved_alias), GFP_KERNEL); if (!al) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: SLUB: kmem_cache_destroy doesn't - version 2.
On Fri, 20 Apr 2007, Neil Brown wrote: Not sure how best to fix this one kmem_cache_destroy currently doesn't know which alias is being destroyed. The aliases are there for decorative purposes when running without debugging. If one switches on debugging then it matters but then the symlinks are not created since there will be no aliases. I guess we can ignore the problem? Index: linux-2.6.21-rc6/mm/slub.c === --- linux-2.6.21-rc6.orig/mm/slub.c 2007-04-19 22:13:28.0 -0700 +++ linux-2.6.21-rc6/mm/slub.c 2007-04-19 22:15:31.0 -0700 @@ -3351,9 +3351,19 @@ static int sysfs_slab_alias(struct kmem_ { struct saved_alias *al; - if (slab_state == SYSFS) - return sysfs_create_link(slab_subsys.kset.kobj, + if (slab_state == SYSFS) { + int rc; + + /* +* Aliases are there mainly for decorative purposes +* and we have no way of removing them properly. +* Creating a link may fail due to the symlink remaining. +* f.e. module unloading and loading. +*/ + rc = sysfs_create_link(slab_subsys.kset.kobj, s-kobj, name); + return 0; + } al = kmalloc(sizeof(struct saved_alias), GFP_KERNEL); if (!al) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: SLUB: kmem_cache_destroy doesn't - version 2.
On Thursday April 19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 20 Apr 2007, Neil Brown wrote: Not sure how best to fix this one kmem_cache_destroy currently doesn't know which alias is being destroyed. The aliases are there for decorative purposes when running without debugging. If one switches on debugging then it matters but then the symlinks are not created since there will be no aliases. I guess we can ignore the problem? Maybe But then if we create the same cache with a different size, we might need to create a directory in sysfs, but there is already a symlink there... It doesn't feel very clean. NeilBrown - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: SLUB: kmem_cache_destroy doesn't - version 2.
On Fri, 20 Apr 2007, Neil Brown wrote: On Thursday April 19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 20 Apr 2007, Neil Brown wrote: Not sure how best to fix this one kmem_cache_destroy currently doesn't know which alias is being destroyed. The aliases are there for decorative purposes when running without debugging. If one switches on debugging then it matters but then the symlinks are not created since there will be no aliases. I guess we can ignore the problem? Maybe But then if we create the same cache with a different size, we might need to create a directory in sysfs, but there is already a symlink there... It doesn't feel very clean. Right. Sigh. But there is no user of the symlinks. I could drop the symlinks completely. Just do not track what names a cache aliases to? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: SLUB: kmem_cache_destroy doesn't - version 2.
Another approach drop the symlinks completely. Just write a message to the syslog informing the user that we created an alias. If debugging is off then the user would have to consult the syslog to find aliases. Index: linux-2.6.21-rc6/mm/slub.c === --- linux-2.6.21-rc6.orig/mm/slub.c 2007-04-19 22:46:20.0 -0700 +++ linux-2.6.21-rc6/mm/slub.c 2007-04-19 22:48:26.0 -0700 @@ -158,11 +158,9 @@ LIST_HEAD(slab_caches); #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS static int sysfs_slab_add(struct kmem_cache *); -static int sysfs_slab_alias(struct kmem_cache *, const char *); static void sysfs_slab_remove(struct kmem_cache *); #else static int sysfs_slab_add(struct kmem_cache *s) { return 0; } -static int sysfs_slab_alias(struct kmem_cache *s, const char *p) { return 0; } static void sysfs_slab_remove(struct kmem_cache *s) {} #endif @@ -2324,8 +2322,8 @@ struct kmem_cache *kmem_cache_create(con */ s-objsize = max(s-objsize, (int)size); s-inuse = max_t(int, s-inuse, ALIGN(size, sizeof(void *))); - if (sysfs_slab_alias(s, name)) - goto err; + printk(KERN_INFO SLUB: %s is an alias of %s\n, + name, s-name); } else { s = kmalloc(kmem_size, GFP_KERNEL); if (s kmem_cache_open(s, GFP_KERNEL, name, @@ -3335,37 +,6 @@ static void sysfs_slab_remove(struct kme kobject_del(s-kobj); } -/* - * Need to buffer aliases during bootup until sysfs becomes - * available lest we loose that information. - */ -struct saved_alias { - struct kmem_cache *s; - const char *name; - struct saved_alias *next; -}; - -struct saved_alias *alias_list; - -static int sysfs_slab_alias(struct kmem_cache *s, const char *name) -{ - struct saved_alias *al; - - if (slab_state == SYSFS) - return sysfs_create_link(slab_subsys.kset.kobj, - s-kobj, name); - - al = kmalloc(sizeof(struct saved_alias), GFP_KERNEL); - if (!al) - return -ENOMEM; - - al-s = s; - al-name = name; - al-next = alias_list; - alias_list = al; - return 0; -} - int __init slab_sysfs_init(void) { int err; @@ -3378,15 +3345,6 @@ int __init slab_sysfs_init(void) finish_bootstrap(); - while (alias_list) { - struct saved_alias *al = alias_list; - - alias_list = alias_list-next; - err = sysfs_slab_alias(al-s, al-name); - BUG_ON(err); - kfree(al); - } - resiliency_test(); return 0; } - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/