Re: [PATCH v2 12/15] slab: create kmem_cache_create() compatibility layer

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On Wed, Sep 04, 2024 at 12:50:28PM GMT, Vlastimil Babka wrote:
> On 9/4/24 11:45, Christian Brauner wrote:
> > On Wed, Sep 04, 2024 at 08:14:24AM GMT, Mike Rapoport wrote:
> >> On Tue, Sep 03, 2024 at 04:20:53PM +0200, Christian Brauner wrote:
> >> > Use _Generic() to create a compatibility layer that type switches on the
> >> > third argument to either call __kmem_cache_create() or
> >> > __kmem_cache_create_args(). This can be kept in place until all callers
> >> > have been ported to struct kmem_cache_args.
> >> > 
> >> > Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> 
> >> Reviewed-by: Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) <rppt@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> 
> >> > ---
> >> >  include/linux/slab.h | 13 ++++++++++---
> >> >  mm/slab_common.c     | 10 +++++-----
> >> >  2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> >> > 
> >> > diff --git a/include/linux/slab.h b/include/linux/slab.h
> >> > index aced16a08700..4292d67094c3 100644
> >> > --- a/include/linux/slab.h
> >> > +++ b/include/linux/slab.h
> >> > @@ -261,9 +261,10 @@ struct kmem_cache *__kmem_cache_create_args(const char *name,
> >> >  					    unsigned int object_size,
> >> >  					    struct kmem_cache_args *args,
> >> >  					    slab_flags_t flags);
> >> > -struct kmem_cache *kmem_cache_create(const char *name, unsigned int size,
> >> > -			unsigned int align, slab_flags_t flags,
> >> > -			void (*ctor)(void *));
> >> > +
> >> > +struct kmem_cache *__kmem_cache_create(const char *name, unsigned int size,
> >> > +				       unsigned int align, slab_flags_t flags,
> >> > +				       void (*ctor)(void *));
> >> 
> >> As I said earlier, this can become _kmem_cache_create and
> >> __kmem_cache_create_args can be __kmem_cache_create from the beginning.
> 
> I didn't notice an answer to this suggestion? Even if it's just that you
> don't think it's worth the rewrite, or it's not possible because X Y Z.
> Thanks.

I'm confused. I sent two patches as a reply to the thread plus the
answer below and there's two patches in v3 that you can use or drop.

> 
> >> And as a followup cleanup both kmem_cache_create_usercopy() and
> >> kmem_cache_create() can be made static inlines.
> > 
> > Seems an ok suggestion to me. See the two patches I sent out now.
> 




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