From: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
To: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
Cc: Harry Yoo <harry.yoo@oracle.com>,
Mateusz Guzik <mjguzik@gmail.com>,
linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org,
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>, Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
"Christoph Lameter (Ampere)" <cl@gentwo.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 01/15] static kmem_cache instances for core caches
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:13:09 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260611171309.GN2636677@ZenIV> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <19e0c58f-114c-4bbd-9bc0-25382d7d5cbb@suse.cz>
On Thu, Jan 15, 2026 at 05:59:12PM +0100, Vlastimil Babka wrote:
[resurrecting an old thread]
> The merging prevention is my biggest concern with the approach.
How about allowing subsequent cache creation to pick an existing
static one as long as it's non-modular? That's easy enough to
do and it's minimally invasive.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-11 17:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 52+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-10 4:02 [RFC PATCH 00/15] kmem_cache instances with static storage duration Al Viro
2026-01-10 4:02 ` [RFC PATCH 01/15] static kmem_cache instances for core caches Al Viro
2026-01-10 5:40 ` Matthew Wilcox
2026-01-10 6:23 ` Al Viro
2026-01-14 7:30 ` Harry Yoo
2026-01-14 7:38 ` Al Viro
2026-01-15 16:59 ` Vlastimil Babka
2026-06-11 17:13 ` Al Viro [this message]
2026-06-11 17:14 ` [PATCH v2 0/9] kmem_cache instances with static storage duration Al Viro
2026-06-11 17:14 ` [PATCH v2 1/9] static kmem_cache instances for core caches Al Viro
2026-06-11 17:14 ` [PATCH v2 2/9] allow static-duration kmem_cache in modules Al Viro
2026-06-11 17:14 ` [PATCH v2 3/9] VFS caches: switch from runtime_const() machinery to slab-static.h Al Viro
2026-06-11 17:14 ` [PATCH v2 4/9] make inode_cache statically allocated Al Viro
2026-06-11 17:14 ` [PATCH v2 5/9] make mnt_cache " Al Viro
2026-06-11 17:14 ` [PATCH v2 6/9] make bh_cachep " Al Viro
2026-06-11 17:14 ` [PATCH v2 7/9] make seq_file_cache " Al Viro
2026-06-11 17:14 ` [PATCH v2 8/9] make thread component caches (fs_cachep, files_cachep, etc.) " Al Viro
2026-06-11 17:14 ` [PATCH v2 9/9] make ufs_inode_cache " Al Viro
2026-06-13 5:09 ` [RFC PATCH v3 00/10] kmem_cache instances with static storage duration Al Viro
2026-06-13 5:09 ` [RFC PATCH v3 01/10] static kmem_cache instances for core caches: infrastructure Al Viro
2026-06-13 5:09 ` [RFC PATCH v3 02/10] static kmem_cache instances for core caches: setup primitives Al Viro
2026-06-13 5:09 ` [RFC PATCH v3 03/10] allow preallocated kmem_cache instances in modules Al Viro
2026-06-13 5:09 ` [RFC PATCH v3 04/10] VFS caches: switch from runtime_const() machinery to slab-static.h Al Viro
2026-06-13 5:09 ` [RFC PATCH v3 05/10] make inode_cache statically allocated Al Viro
2026-06-13 5:09 ` [RFC PATCH v3 06/10] make mnt_cache " Al Viro
2026-06-13 5:09 ` [RFC PATCH v3 07/10] make bh_cachep " Al Viro
2026-06-13 5:09 ` [RFC PATCH v3 08/10] make seq_file_cache " Al Viro
2026-06-13 5:09 ` [RFC PATCH v3 09/10] make thread component caches (fs_cachep, files_cachep, etc.) " Al Viro
2026-06-13 5:09 ` [RFC PATCH v3 10/10] make ufs_inode_cache " Al Viro
2026-06-23 8:09 ` [RFC PATCH v3 00/10] kmem_cache instances with static storage duration Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-06-24 0:48 ` Al Viro
2026-01-10 4:02 ` [RFC PATCH 02/15] allow static-duration kmem_cache in modules Al Viro
2026-01-10 4:02 ` [RFC PATCH 03/15] make mnt_cache static-duration Al Viro
2026-01-10 4:02 ` [RFC PATCH 04/15] turn thread_cache static-duration Al Viro
2026-01-10 4:02 ` [RFC PATCH 05/15] turn signal_cache static-duration Al Viro
2026-01-10 4:02 ` [RFC PATCH 06/15] turn bh_cachep static-duration Al Viro
2026-01-10 4:02 ` [RFC PATCH 07/15] turn dentry_cache static-duration Al Viro
2026-01-10 4:02 ` [RFC PATCH 08/15] turn files_cachep static-duration Al Viro
2026-01-10 4:02 ` [RFC PATCH 09/15] make filp and bfilp caches static-duration Al Viro
2026-01-10 4:02 ` [RFC PATCH 10/15] turn sighand_cache static-duration Al Viro
2026-01-10 4:02 ` [RFC PATCH 11/15] turn mm_cachep static-duration Al Viro
2026-01-10 4:02 ` [RFC PATCH 12/15] turn task_struct_cachep static-duration Al Viro
2026-01-10 4:02 ` [RFC PATCH 13/15] turn fs_cachep static-duration Al Viro
2026-01-10 4:02 ` [RFC PATCH 14/15] turn inode_cachep static-duration Al Viro
2026-01-10 4:02 ` [RFC PATCH 15/15] turn ufs_inode_cache static-duration Al Viro
2026-01-10 5:33 ` [RFC PATCH 00/15] kmem_cache instances with static storage duration Linus Torvalds
2026-01-10 6:16 ` Al Viro
2026-01-14 7:12 ` Harry Yoo
2026-01-15 0:46 ` Christoph Lameter (Ampere)
2026-01-15 2:08 ` Al Viro
2026-01-15 19:10 ` Christoph Lameter (Ampere)
2026-01-15 19:44 ` Al Viro
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