Re: [PATCH 7/9] mm, slub: introduce kmem_cache_debug_flags()

From: Kees Cook
Date: Wed Jun 17 2020 - 13:56:47 EST


On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 06:31:33PM +0200, Vlastimil Babka wrote:
> There are few places that call kmem_cache_debug(s) (which tests if any of debug
> flags are enabled for a cache) immediatelly followed by a test for a specific
> flag. The compiler can probably eliminate the extra check, but we can make the
> code nicer by introducing kmem_cache_debug_flags() that works like
> kmem_cache_debug() (including the static key check) but tests for specifig
> flag(s). The next patches will add more users.
>
> Signed-off-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> mm/slub.c | 18 ++++++++++++++----
> 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
> index 24d3e5f832aa..c8e8b4ae2451 100644
> --- a/mm/slub.c
> +++ b/mm/slub.c
> @@ -122,18 +122,28 @@ DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(slub_debug_enabled);
> #endif
> #endif
>
> -static inline int kmem_cache_debug(struct kmem_cache *s)
> +/*
> + * Returns true if any of the specified slub_debug flags is enabled for the
> + * cache. Use only for flags parsed by setup_slub_debug() as it also enables
> + * the static key.
> + */
> +static inline int kmem_cache_debug_flags(struct kmem_cache *s, slab_flags_t flags)

This should return slab_flag_t, yes?

> {
> #ifdef CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG
> if (static_branch_unlikely(&slub_debug_enabled))
> - return s->flags & SLAB_DEBUG_FLAGS;
> + return s->flags & flags;
> #endif
> return 0;
> }
>
> +static inline int kmem_cache_debug(struct kmem_cache *s)

And this too, as long as we're making changes here.

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Kees Cook