Use a special function to create kmalloc caches and use that function in SLAB and SLUB. Signed-off-by: Christoph Lameter <cl@xxxxxxxxx> --- mm/slab.c | 53 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------------ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-) Index: linux-2.6/mm/slab.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/mm/slab.c 2012-08-08 14:33:32.438009523 -0500 +++ linux-2.6/mm/slab.c 2012-08-08 14:33:32.846012306 -0500 @@ -1681,23 +1681,13 @@ void __init kmem_cache_init(void) * bug. */ - sizes[INDEX_AC].cs_cachep = kmem_cache_zalloc(kmem_cache, GFP_NOWAIT); - sizes[INDEX_AC].cs_cachep->name = names[INDEX_AC].name; - sizes[INDEX_AC].cs_cachep->size = sizes[INDEX_AC].cs_size; - sizes[INDEX_AC].cs_cachep->object_size = sizes[INDEX_AC].cs_size; - sizes[INDEX_AC].cs_cachep->align = ARCH_KMALLOC_MINALIGN; - __kmem_cache_create(sizes[INDEX_AC].cs_cachep, ARCH_KMALLOC_FLAGS|SLAB_PANIC); - list_add(&sizes[INDEX_AC].cs_cachep->list, &slab_caches); + sizes[INDEX_AC].cs_cachep = create_kmalloc_cache(names[INDEX_AC].name, + sizes[INDEX_AC].cs_size, ARCH_KMALLOC_FLAGS); - if (INDEX_AC != INDEX_L3) { - sizes[INDEX_L3].cs_cachep = kmem_cache_zalloc(kmem_cache, GFP_NOWAIT); - sizes[INDEX_L3].cs_cachep->name = names[INDEX_L3].name; - sizes[INDEX_L3].cs_cachep->size = sizes[INDEX_L3].cs_size; - sizes[INDEX_L3].cs_cachep->object_size = sizes[INDEX_L3].cs_size; - sizes[INDEX_L3].cs_cachep->align = ARCH_KMALLOC_MINALIGN; - __kmem_cache_create(sizes[INDEX_L3].cs_cachep, ARCH_KMALLOC_FLAGS|SLAB_PANIC); - list_add(&sizes[INDEX_L3].cs_cachep->list, &slab_caches); - } + if (INDEX_AC != INDEX_L3) + sizes[INDEX_L3].cs_cachep = + create_kmalloc_cache(names[INDEX_L3].name, + sizes[INDEX_L3].cs_size, ARCH_KMALLOC_FLAGS); slab_early_init = 0; @@ -1709,24 +1699,14 @@ void __init kmem_cache_init(void) * Note for systems short on memory removing the alignment will * allow tighter packing of the smaller caches. */ - if (!sizes->cs_cachep) { - sizes->cs_cachep = kmem_cache_zalloc(kmem_cache, GFP_NOWAIT); - sizes->cs_cachep->name = names->name; - sizes->cs_cachep->size = sizes->cs_size; - sizes->cs_cachep->object_size = sizes->cs_size; - sizes->cs_cachep->align = ARCH_KMALLOC_MINALIGN; - __kmem_cache_create(sizes->cs_cachep, ARCH_KMALLOC_FLAGS|SLAB_PANIC); - list_add(&sizes->cs_cachep->list, &slab_caches); - } + if (!sizes->cs_cachep) + sizes->cs_cachep = create_kmalloc_cache(names->name, + sizes->cs_size, ARCH_KMALLOC_FLAGS); + #ifdef CONFIG_ZONE_DMA - sizes->cs_dmacachep = kmem_cache_zalloc(kmem_cache, GFP_NOWAIT); - sizes->cs_dmacachep->name = names->name_dma; - sizes->cs_dmacachep->size = sizes->cs_size; - sizes->cs_dmacachep->object_size = sizes->cs_size; - sizes->cs_dmacachep->align = ARCH_KMALLOC_MINALIGN; - __kmem_cache_create(sizes->cs_dmacachep, - ARCH_KMALLOC_FLAGS|SLAB_CACHE_DMA| SLAB_PANIC); - list_add(&sizes->cs_dmacachep->list, &slab_caches); + sizes->cs_dmacachep = create_kmalloc_cache( + names->name_dma, sizes->cs_size, + SLAB_CACHE_DMA|ARCH_KMALLOC_FLAGS); #endif sizes++; names++; Index: linux-2.6/mm/slab.h =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/mm/slab.h 2012-08-08 14:33:18.357913392 -0500 +++ linux-2.6/mm/slab.h 2012-08-08 14:33:32.846012306 -0500 @@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ extern struct kmem_cache *kmem_cache; /* Functions provided by the slab allocators */ extern int __kmem_cache_create(struct kmem_cache *, unsigned long flags); +extern struct kmem_cache *create_kmalloc_cache(const char *name, size_t size, + unsigned long flags); +extern void create_boot_cache(struct kmem_cache *, const char *name, + size_t size, unsigned long flags); + #ifdef CONFIG_SLUB struct kmem_cache *__kmem_cache_alias(const char *name, size_t size, size_t align, unsigned long flags, void (*ctor)(void *)); Index: linux-2.6/mm/slab_common.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/mm/slab_common.c 2012-08-08 14:33:31.934006086 -0500 +++ linux-2.6/mm/slab_common.c 2012-08-08 14:33:32.846012306 -0500 @@ -185,3 +185,35 @@ int slab_is_available(void) { return slab_state >= UP; } + +/* Create a cache during boot when no slab services are available yet */ +void __init create_boot_cache(struct kmem_cache *s, const char *name, size_t size, + unsigned long flags) +{ + int err; + + s->name = name; + s->size = s->object_size = size; + s->align = ARCH_KMALLOC_MINALIGN; + err = __kmem_cache_create(s, flags); + + if (err) + panic("Creation of kmalloc slab %s size=%ld failed. Reason %d\n", + name, size, err); + + list_add(&s->list, &slab_caches); + s->refcount = -1; /* Exempt from merging for now */ +} + +struct kmem_cache *__init create_kmalloc_cache(const char *name, size_t size, + unsigned long flags) +{ + struct kmem_cache *s = kmem_cache_zalloc(kmem_cache, GFP_NOWAIT); + + if (!s) + panic("Out of memory when creating slab %s\n", name); + + create_boot_cache(s, name, size, flags); + s->refcount = 1; + return s; +} Index: linux-2.6/mm/slub.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/mm/slub.c 2012-08-08 14:33:31.938006113 -0500 +++ linux-2.6/mm/slub.c 2012-08-08 14:33:38.738052474 -0500 @@ -3239,32 +3239,6 @@ static int __init setup_slub_nomerge(cha __setup("slub_nomerge", setup_slub_nomerge); -static struct kmem_cache *__init create_kmalloc_cache(const char *name, - int size, unsigned int flags) -{ - struct kmem_cache *s; - - s = kmem_cache_alloc(kmem_cache, GFP_NOWAIT); - - s->name = name; - s->size = s->object_size = size; - s->align = ARCH_KMALLOC_MINALIGN; - - /* - * This function is called with IRQs disabled during early-boot on - * single CPU so there's no need to take slab_mutex here. - */ - if (kmem_cache_open(s, flags)) - goto panic; - - list_add(&s->list, &slab_caches); - return s; - -panic: - panic("Creation of kmalloc slab %s size=%d failed.\n", name, size); - return NULL; -} - /* * Conversion table for small slabs sizes / 8 to the index in the * kmalloc array. This is necessary for slabs < 192 since we have non power @@ -3707,10 +3681,8 @@ void __init kmem_cache_init(void) */ kmem_cache_node = (void *)kmem_cache + kmalloc_size; - kmem_cache_node->name = "kmem_cache_node"; - kmem_cache_node->size = kmem_cache_node->object_size = - sizeof(struct kmem_cache_node); - kmem_cache_open(kmem_cache_node, SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN | SLAB_PANIC); + create_boot_cache(kmem_cache_node, "kmem_cache_node", + sizeof(struct kmem_cache_node), SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN); hotplug_memory_notifier(slab_memory_callback, SLAB_CALLBACK_PRI); @@ -3718,9 +3690,7 @@ void __init kmem_cache_init(void) slab_state = PARTIAL; temp_kmem_cache = kmem_cache; - kmem_cache->name = "kmem_cache"; - kmem_cache->size = kmem_cache->object_size = kmem_size; - kmem_cache_open(kmem_cache, SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN | SLAB_PANIC); + create_boot_cache(kmem_cache, "kmem_cache", kmem_size, SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN); kmem_cache = kmem_cache_alloc(kmem_cache, GFP_NOWAIT); memcpy(kmem_cache, temp_kmem_cache, kmem_size); -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. 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