Re: [PATCH 4/7] slub: fix error path bug in kmem_cache_alloc_bulk

[Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@redhat.com>]

On Tue, 16 Jun 2015 14:51:09 -0700
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> wrote:

> On Mon, 15 Jun 2015 17:52:26 +0200 Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> > The current kmem_cache/SLAB bulking API need to release all objects
> > in case the layer cannot satisfy the full request.
> > 
> > If __kmem_cache_alloc_bulk() fails, all allocated objects in array
> > should be freed, but, __kmem_cache_alloc_bulk() can't know
> > about objects allocated by this slub specific kmem_cache_alloc_bulk()
> > function.
> 
> Can we fold patches 2, 3 and 4 into a single patch?
> 
> And maybe patch 5 as well.  I don't think we need all these
> development-time increments in the permanent record.

I agree.  I'll fold them when submitting V2

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  Jesper Dangaard Brouer
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