On Tue, Aug 09, 2016 at 04:27:46PM +0100, Chris Wilson wrote: ... > diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c > index 825ff45..58f0eb6 100644 > --- a/mm/slub.c > +++ b/mm/slub.c > @@ -3479,6 +3479,7 @@ static void list_slab_objects(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page, > */ > static void free_partial(struct kmem_cache *s, struct kmem_cache_node *n) > { > + LIST_HEAD(partial_list); nit: slabs added to this list are not partially used - they are free, so let's call it 'free_slabs' or 'discard_list' or just 'discard', please > struct page *page, *h; > > BUG_ON(irqs_disabled()); > @@ -3486,13 +3487,16 @@ static void free_partial(struct kmem_cache *s, struct kmem_cache_node *n) > list_for_each_entry_safe(page, h, &n->partial, lru) { > if (!page->inuse) { > remove_partial(n, page); > - discard_slab(s, page); > + list_add(&page->lru, &partial_list); If there are objects left in the cache on destruction, the cache won't be destroyed. Instead it will be left on the slab_list and can get reused later. So we should use list_move() here to always leave n->partial in a consistent state, even in case of a leak. > } else { > list_slab_objects(s, page, > "Objects remaining in %s on __kmem_cache_shutdown()"); > } > } > spin_unlock_irq(&n->list_lock); > + > + list_for_each_entry_safe(page, h, &partial_list, lru) > + discard_slab(s, page); > } > > /* -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>