Simplify locking by moving the slab_add_sysfs after all locks have been dropped. Eases the upcoming move to provide sysfs support for all allocators. Reviewed-by: Glauber Costa <glommer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Christoph Lameter <cl@xxxxxxxxx> --- mm/slab.h | 3 +++ mm/slab_common.c | 8 ++++++++ mm/slub.c | 15 ++------------- 3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) Index: linux/mm/slab.h =================================================================== --- linux.orig/mm/slab.h 2012-09-04 18:00:16.830082166 -0500 +++ linux/mm/slab.h 2012-09-04 18:01:54.227602225 -0500 @@ -39,10 +39,13 @@ struct kmem_cache *__kmem_cache_create(c #ifdef CONFIG_SLUB struct kmem_cache *__kmem_cache_alias(const char *name, size_t size, size_t align, unsigned long flags, void (*ctor)(void *)); +extern int sysfs_slab_add(struct kmem_cache *s); #else static inline struct kmem_cache *__kmem_cache_alias(const char *name, size_t size, size_t align, unsigned long flags, void (*ctor)(void *)) { return NULL; } +static inline int sysfs_slab_add(struct kmem_cache *s) { return 0; } + #endif Index: linux/mm/slab_common.c =================================================================== --- linux.orig/mm/slab_common.c 2012-09-04 18:00:16.830082166 -0500 +++ linux/mm/slab_common.c 2012-09-04 18:01:54.255602662 -0500 @@ -152,6 +152,14 @@ out_locked: return NULL; } + if (s->refcount == 1) { + err = sysfs_slab_add(s); + if (err) + printk(KERN_WARNING "kmem_cache_create(%s) failed to" + " create sysfs entry. Error %d\n", + name, err); + } + return s; } EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmem_cache_create); Index: linux/mm/slub.c =================================================================== --- linux.orig/mm/slub.c 2012-09-04 18:00:16.830082166 -0500 +++ linux/mm/slub.c 2012-09-04 18:01:54.267602849 -0500 @@ -202,12 +202,10 @@ struct track { enum track_item { TRACK_ALLOC, TRACK_FREE }; #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS -static int sysfs_slab_add(struct kmem_cache *); static int sysfs_slab_alias(struct kmem_cache *, const char *); static void sysfs_slab_remove(struct kmem_cache *); #else -static inline int sysfs_slab_add(struct kmem_cache *s) { return 0; } static inline int sysfs_slab_alias(struct kmem_cache *s, const char *p) { return 0; } static inline void sysfs_slab_remove(struct kmem_cache *s) { } @@ -3955,16 +3953,7 @@ struct kmem_cache *__kmem_cache_create(c if (s) { if (kmem_cache_open(s, name, size, align, flags, ctor)) { - int r; - - mutex_unlock(&slab_mutex); - r = sysfs_slab_add(s); - mutex_lock(&slab_mutex); - - if (!r) - return s; - - kmem_cache_close(s); + return s; } kmem_cache_free(kmem_cache, s); } @@ -5258,7 +5247,7 @@ static char *create_unique_id(struct kme return name; } -static int sysfs_slab_add(struct kmem_cache *s) +int sysfs_slab_add(struct kmem_cache *s) { int err; const char *name; -- 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>