On 12/15/23 04:41, sxwjean@xxxxxx wrote: > From: Xiongwei Song <xiongwei.song@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Since the SLAB allocator has been removed, so we can clean up the > sl[au]b_$params. With only one slab allocator left, it's better to use the > generic "slab" term instead of "slub" which is an implementation detail, > which is pointed out by Vlastimil Babka. For more information please see > [1]. Hence, we are going to use "slab_$param" as the primary prefix. > > 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 for all references of them in docs and > comments. But this patch won't change variables and functions inside > slub as we will have wider slub/slab change. > > Meanwhile, "slub_$params" can also be passed by command line, which is > to keep backward compatibility. Also mark all "slub_$params" as legacy. > > Remove the separate descriptions for slub_[no]merge, append legacy tip > for them at the end of descriptions of slab_[no]merge. > > [1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/7512b350-4317-21a0-fab3-4101bc4d8f7a@xxxxxxx/ > > Signed-off-by: Xiongwei Song <xiongwei.song@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx> Thanks.
