Move the code to append the new kmem_cache to the list of slab caches to the kmem_cache_create code in the shared code. This is possible now since the acquisition of the mutex was moved into kmem_cache_create(). Signed-off-by: Christoph Lameter <cl@xxxxxxxxx> --- mm/slab.c | 7 +++++-- mm/slab_common.c | 3 +++ mm/slub.c | 2 -- 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) Index: linux-2.6/mm/slab_common.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/mm/slab_common.c 2012-05-14 08:39:27.859145830 -0500 +++ linux-2.6/mm/slab_common.c 2012-05-14 08:39:29.827145790 -0500 @@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ struct kmem_cache *kmem_cache_create(con s = __kmem_cache_create(name, size, align, flags, ctor); + if (s && s->refcount == 1) + list_add(&s->list, &slab_caches); + oops: mutex_unlock(&slab_mutex); put_online_cpus(); Index: linux-2.6/mm/slab.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/mm/slab.c 2012-05-14 08:39:28.563145816 -0500 +++ linux-2.6/mm/slab.c 2012-05-14 08:39:29.831145790 -0500 @@ -1565,6 +1565,7 @@ void __init kmem_cache_init(void) ARCH_KMALLOC_FLAGS|SLAB_PANIC, NULL); + list_add(&sizes[INDEX_AC].cs_cachep->list, &slab_caches); if (INDEX_AC != INDEX_L3) { sizes[INDEX_L3].cs_cachep = __kmem_cache_create(names[INDEX_L3].name, @@ -1572,6 +1573,7 @@ void __init kmem_cache_init(void) ARCH_KMALLOC_MINALIGN, ARCH_KMALLOC_FLAGS|SLAB_PANIC, NULL); + list_add(&sizes[INDEX_L3].cs_cachep->list, &slab_caches); } slab_early_init = 0; @@ -1590,6 +1592,7 @@ void __init kmem_cache_init(void) ARCH_KMALLOC_MINALIGN, ARCH_KMALLOC_FLAGS|SLAB_PANIC, NULL); + list_add(&sizes->cs_cachep->list, &slab_caches); } #ifdef CONFIG_ZONE_DMA sizes->cs_dmacachep = __kmem_cache_create( @@ -1599,6 +1602,7 @@ void __init kmem_cache_init(void) ARCH_KMALLOC_FLAGS|SLAB_CACHE_DMA| SLAB_PANIC, NULL); + list_add(&sizes->cs_dmacachep->list, &slab_caches); #endif sizes++; names++; @@ -2455,6 +2459,7 @@ __kmem_cache_create (const char *name, s } cachep->ctor = ctor; cachep->name = name; + cachep->refcount = 1; if (setup_cpu_cache(cachep, gfp)) { __kmem_cache_destroy(cachep); @@ -2471,8 +2476,6 @@ __kmem_cache_create (const char *name, s slab_set_debugobj_lock_classes(cachep); } - /* cache setup completed, link it into the list */ - list_add(&cachep->list, &slab_caches); return cachep; } Index: linux-2.6/mm/slub.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/mm/slub.c 2012-05-14 08:39:27.859145830 -0500 +++ linux-2.6/mm/slub.c 2012-05-14 08:39:29.831145790 -0500 @@ -3939,7 +3939,6 @@ struct kmem_cache *__kmem_cache_create(c size, align, flags, ctor)) { int r; - list_add(&s->list, &slab_caches); mutex_unlock(&slab_mutex); r = sysfs_slab_add(s); mutex_lock(&slab_mutex); @@ -3947,7 +3946,6 @@ struct kmem_cache *__kmem_cache_create(c if (!r) return s; - list_del(&s->list); kmem_cache_close(s); } kfree(s); -- 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/ . Fight unfair telecom internet charges in Canada: sign http://stopthemeter.ca/ Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>