Draft patch of how the data structs could change. kmem_cache_attr is read
only.
Index: linux/include/linux/slab.h
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/include/linux/slab.h
+++ linux/include/linux/slab.h
@@ -135,9 +135,17 @@ struct mem_cgroup;
void __init kmem_cache_init(void);
bool slab_is_available(void);
-struct kmem_cache *kmem_cache_create(const char *, size_t, size_t,
- slab_flags_t,
- void (*)(void *));
+typedef kmem_cache_ctor void (*ctor)(void *);
+
+struct kmem_cache_attr {
+ char name[16];
+ unsigned int size;
+ unsigned int align;
+ slab_flags_t flags;
+ kmem_cache_ctor ctor;
+}
+
+struct kmem_cache *kmem_cache_create(const kmem_cache_attr *);
void kmem_cache_destroy(struct kmem_cache *);
int kmem_cache_shrink(struct kmem_cache *);
Index: linux/include/linux/slab_def.h
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/include/linux/slab_def.h
+++ linux/include/linux/slab_def.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
struct kmem_cache {
struct array_cache __percpu *cpu_cache;
+ struct kmem_cache_attr *attr;
/* 1) Cache tunables. Protected by slab_mutex */
unsigned int batchcount;
@@ -35,14 +36,9 @@ struct kmem_cache {
struct kmem_cache *freelist_cache;
unsigned int freelist_size;
- /* constructor func */
- void (*ctor)(void *obj);
-
/* 4) cache creation/removal */
- const char *name;
struct list_head list;
int refcount;
- int object_size;
int align;
/* 5) statistics */
Index: linux/include/linux/slub_def.h
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/include/linux/slub_def.h
+++ linux/include/linux/slub_def.h
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ struct kmem_cache {
struct kmem_cache_cpu __percpu *cpu_slab;
/* Used for retriving partial slabs etc */
slab_flags_t flags;
+ struct kmem_cache_attr *attr;
unsigned long min_partial;
int size; /* The size of an object including meta data */
- int object_size; /* The size of an object without meta data */
int offset; /* Free pointer offset. */
#ifdef CONFIG_SLUB_CPU_PARTIAL
int cpu_partial; /* Number of per cpu partial objects to keep around */
@@ -97,12 +97,10 @@ struct kmem_cache {
struct kmem_cache_order_objects min;
gfp_t allocflags; /* gfp flags to use on each alloc */
int refcount; /* Refcount for slab cache destroy */
- void (*ctor)(void *);
int inuse; /* Offset to metadata */
int align; /* Alignment */
int reserved; /* Reserved bytes at the end of slabs */
int red_left_pad; /* Left redzone padding size */
- const char *name; /* Name (only for display!) */
struct list_head list; /* List of slab caches */
#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
struct kobject kobj; /* For sysfs */
Index: linux/mm/slab.h
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/mm/slab.h
+++ linux/mm/slab.h
@@ -18,13 +18,11 @@
* SLUB is no longer needed.
*/
struct kmem_cache {
- unsigned int object_size;/* The original size of the object */
+ struct kmem_cache_attr *attr
unsigned int size; /* The aligned/padded/added on size */
unsigned int align; /* Alignment as calculated */
slab_flags_t flags; /* Active flags on the slab */
- const char *name; /* Slab name for sysfs */
int refcount; /* Use counter */
- void (*ctor)(void *); /* Called on object slot creation */
struct list_head list; /* List of all slab caches on the system */
};
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