On Fri, Dec 01, 2023 at 11:15:04AM +0800, sxwjean@xxxxxx wrote: > From: Xiongwei Song <xiongwei.song@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Since the SLAB allocator has been removed, so we need to clean up the > sl[au]b_$params. However, the "slab/SLAB" terms should be keep for > long-term rather than "slub/SLUB". Hence, we should use "slab_$param" > as the primary prefix, which is pointed out by Vlastimil Babka. For more > information please see [1]. > > This patch is changing the following slab parameters > - slub_max_order > - slub_min_order > - slub_min_objects > - slub_debug > to > - slab_max_order > - slab_min_order > - slab_min_objects > - slab_debug > as the primary slab parameters in > Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt and source, and rename all > setup functions of them too. Meanwhile, "slub_$params" can also be passed > by command line, which is to keep backward compatibility. Also mark all > "slub_$params" as legacy. *If* we do this, I think the old names need to be recognized, perhaps with a boot pr_warn() about their deprecation/renaming for several releases (likely across LTSes). I think it's not a good idea to wholesale rename these with no warning. That's going to cause a lot of surprises and broken userspace... -- Kees Cook
