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SubjectRe: [RFC][PATCH] mm/slub.c: Allow poisoning to use the fast path
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On 08/07/2017 07:37 AM, Christopher Lameter wrote:
> On Fri, 4 Aug 2017, Laura Abbott wrote:
>
>> All slub debug features currently disable the fast path completely.
>> Some features such as consistency checks require this to allow taking of
>> locks. Poisoning and red zoning don't require this and can safely use
>> the per-cpu fast path. Introduce a Kconfig to continue to use the fast
>> path when 'fast' debugging options are enabled. The code will
>> automatically revert to always using the slow path when 'slow' options
>> are enabled.
>
> Ok I see that the objects are initialized with poisoning and redzoning but
> I do not see that there is fastpath code to actually check the values
> before the object is reinitialized. Is that intentional or am
> I missing something?
>

Yes, that's intentional here. I see the validation as a separate more
expensive feature. I had a crude patch to do some checks for testing
and I know Daniel Micay had an out of tree patch to do some checks
as well.

Thanks,
Laura

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