Changes in sysfs-kernel-slab

918e25291ce95ef26c288234b088e9d433ecd94e - Merge tag 'slab-for-7.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vbabka/slab

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:58:57 +0200

Merge tag 'slab-for-7.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vbabka/slabPull slab updates from Vlastimil Babka: - Add kfree_rcu_nolock() that can be used from contexts where spinning on a lock might be unsafe, such as a BPF program attached to an arbitrary function, or in NMI context. This complements the existing kfree_nolock() support (Harry Yoo) - Runtime instead of compile-time slabobj_ext sizing. Avoid wasting memory when memory allocation profiling is compiled but not enabled, with initial partial support to also avoid wasting memory for objcg pointers when those are not needed, while profiling is enabled (Vlastimil Babka) - Various non-urgent fixes, cleanups and optimizations (Hao Li, Hongling Zeng, Li RongQing, Li Xiasong, Seongjun Hong, Shengming Hu)* tag 'slab-for-7.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vbabka/slab: (31 commits) mm/slab, kfence, memcg: completely remove obj_ext for kfence objects mm/slab: stop allocating objcg pointers when unnecessary mm/slab: add cache_ and slab_needs_objcg() helpers mm/slab: stop exporting kvfree_rcu_barrier[_on_cache]() slub_kunit: extend the test for kfree_rcu_nolock() mm/slab: introduce kfree_rcu_nolock() mm/slab: introduce struct kvfree_rcu_head for kvfree_rcu batching mm/slab: reduce slabobj_ext memory with allocation profiling disabled mm/slab: introduce slab_obj_ext_has_codetag() mm/slab: allow kfree_rcu_sheaf() on PREEMPT_RT mm/slab: extend deferred free mechanism to handle rcu sheaves mm/slab: use call_rcu() in unknown context if irqs are enabled mm/slab: handle the !allow_spin case in kfree_rcu_sheaf() mm/slab: change struct slabobj_ext to a union mm/slab: replace slab.stride with obj_exts_in_object mm/slab: abstract slabobj_ext.ref access mm/slab: abstract slabobj_ext.objcg access mm/slab: make slab_obj_ext() determine object index mm: move struct slabobj_ext to mm/slab.h mm/slab: remove objs_per_slab() ... List of files: /linux/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-slab

bfec5d0b393f56b2f0ca42f50ee9939a9b3999d0 - docs: ABI: sysfs-kernel-slab: mark cpu_partial attributes deprecated

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:17:46 +0200

docs: ABI: sysfs-kernel-slab: mark cpu_partial attributes deprecatedThe per-cpu slab and per-cpu partial slab mechanisms were removed whenSLUB was fully converted to per-cpu sheaves in Linux 7.0. The cpu_slabs,slabs_cpu_partial and cpu_partial sysfs attributes were kept as stubsthat always return 0 for backwards compatibility, but theirdocumentation still described them as if they were functional.Update the three descriptions to state that the attributes aredeprecated and always read 0, and note that they are retained only forcompatibility. While here, fix a "partialli" typo in theslabs_cpu_partial description.Signed-off-by: Seongjun Hong Acked-by: Harry Yoo (Oracle) Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260701141755.85119-1-hsj0512@snu.ac.krSigned-off-by: Vlastimil Babka (SUSE) List of files: /linux/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-slab

cb9f145f638d7afa633632a9290d6ad06caeb8ee - Merge remote-tracking branch 'drm/drm-next' into msm-next-robclark

Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:47:30 +0100

Merge remote-tracking branch 'drm/drm-next' into msm-next-robclarkBack-merge drm-next to get caught up.Signed-off-by: Rob Clark List of files: /linux/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-slab

f088104d837a991c65e51fa30bb4196169b3244d - Merge drm/drm-next into drm-intel-gt-next

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 12:53:20 +0200

Merge drm/drm-next into drm-intel-gt-nextBackmerge in order to get the commit: 048832a3f400 ("drm/i915: Refactor shmem_pwrite() to use kiocb and write_iter")To drm-intel-gt-next as there are followup fixes to be applied.Signed-off-by: Joonas Lahtinen List of files: /linux/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-slab

a53d0cf7f1cb3182ad533ff5cacfa5fd29c419ad - Merge commit 'linus' into core/bugs, to resolve conflicts

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:15:34 +0200

Merge commit 'linus' into core/bugs, to resolve conflictsResolve conflicts with this commit that was developed in parallelduring the merge window: 8c8efa93db68 ("x86/bug: Add ARCH_WARN_ASM macro for BUG/WARN asm code sharing with Rust") Conflicts: arch/riscv/include/asm/bug.h arch/x86/include/asm/bug.hSigned-off-by: Ingo Molnar List of files: /linux/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-slab

8b87f67b4c87452e21721887fa8dec1f4c6b2b7c - Merge branch 'next' into for-linus

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 06:53:13 +0200

Merge branch 'next' into for-linusPrepare input updates for 6.18 merge window. List of files: /linux/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-slab

4b051897df2375414587a245ecb9bb1a4d26b3b8 - Merge tag 'v6.17-rc2' into HEAD

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 20:46:49 +0200

Merge tag 'v6.17-rc2' into HEADSync up with mainline to bring in changes to include/linux/sprintf.h List of files: /linux/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-slab

b4d90dbc4c1bc4bd3eb2d2989330af0eb95c98e8 - Merge drm/drm-next into drm-misc-next-fixes

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 10:23:28 +0200

Merge drm/drm-next into drm-misc-next-fixesBackmerging to drm-misc-next-fixes to get features and fixes fromv6.17-rc6.Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann List of files: /linux/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-slab

702fdf3513b045f596f836d9a4b8672c76f11834 - Merge drm/drm-next into drm-intel-next

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:01:42 +0200

Merge drm/drm-next into drm-intel-nextCatching up with some display dependencies.Signed-off-by: Rodrigo Vivi List of files: /linux/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-slab

ca994e8922f25f7fed2075098f185cf198109eaa - Merge drm/drm-next into drm-xe-next

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 14:58:37 +0200

Merge drm/drm-next into drm-xe-nextBring v6.17-rc1 to propagate commits from other subsystems, particularlyPCI, which has some new functions needed for SR-IOV integration.Signed-off-by: Lucas De Marchi List of files: /linux/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-slab

08c51f5bddc81c8c97c1eb11861b0dc009e5ccd8 - Merge drm/drm-next into drm-misc-n

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:37:45 +0200

Merge drm/drm-next into drm-misc-nUpdating drm-misc-next to the state of v6.17-rc1. Begins a new releasecycle.Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann List of files: /linux/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-slab

8d2b0853add1d7534dc0794e3c8e0b9e8c4ec640 - Merge drm/drm-fixes into drm-misc-fixes

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 16:49:06 +0200

Merge drm/drm-fixes into drm-misc-fixesUpdating drm-misc-fixes to the state of v6.17-rc1. Begins a new releasecycle.Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann List of files: /linux/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-slab

ab93e0dd72c37d378dd936f031ffb83ff2bd87ce - Merge branch 'next' into for-linus

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 19:08:54 +0200

Merge branch 'next' into for-linusPrepare input updates for 6.17 merge window. List of files: /linux/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-slab

a7bee4e7f78089c101be2ad51f4b5ec64782053e - Merge tag 'ib-mfd-gpio-input-pwm-v6.17' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lee/mfd into next

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 08:28:48 +0200

Merge tag 'ib-mfd-gpio-input-pwm-v6.17' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lee/mfd into nextMerge an immutable branch between MFD, GPIO, Input and PWM to resolveconflicts for the merge window pull request. List of files: /linux/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-slab

74f1af95820fc2ee580a775a3a17c416db30b38c - Merge remote-tracking branch 'drm/drm-next' into msm-next

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 04:54:49 +0200

Merge remote-tracking branch 'drm/drm-next' into msm-nextBack-merge drm-next to (indirectly) get arm-smmu updates for makingstall-on-fault more reliable.Signed-off-by: Rob Clark List of files: /linux/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-slab

c598d5eb9fb331ba17bc9ad67ae9a2231ca5aca5 - Merge drm/drm-next into drm-misc-next

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 09:01:34 +0200

Merge drm/drm-next into drm-misc-nextBackmerging to forward to v6.16-rc1Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann List of files: /linux/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-slab

86e2d052c2320bf12571a5d96b16c2745e1cfc5e - Merge drm/drm-next into drm-xe-next

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 18:26:55 +0200

Merge drm/drm-next into drm-xe-nextBackmerging to bring in 6.16Signed-off-by: Thomas Hellström List of files: /linux/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-slab

34c55367af96f62e89221444f04487440ebc6487 - Merge drm/drm-next into drm-intel-next

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 11:40:46 +0200

Merge drm/drm-next into drm-intel-nextSync to v6.16-rc1, among other things to get the fixed size GENMASK_U*()and BIT_U*() macros.Signed-off-by: Jani Nikula List of files: /linux/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-slab

e8d780dcd957d80725ad5dd00bab53b856429bc0 - Merge tag 'slab-for-6.17' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vbabka/slab

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 20:32:38 +0200

Merge tag 'slab-for-6.17' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vbabka/slabPull slab updates from Vlastimil Babka: - Convert struct slab to its own flags instead of referencing page flags, which is another preparation step before separating it from struct page completely. Along with that, a bunch of documentation fixes and cleanups (Matthew Wilcox) - Convert large kmalloc to use frozen pages in order to be consistent with non-large kmalloc slabs (Vlastimil Babka) - MAINTAINERS updates (Matthew Wilcox, Lorenzo Stoakes) - Restore NUMA policy support for large kmalloc, broken by mistake in v6.1 (Vlastimil Babka)* tag 'slab-for-6.17' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vbabka/slab: MAINTAINERS: add missing files to slab section slab: Update MAINTAINERS entry memcg_slabinfo: Fix use of PG_slab kfence: Remove mention of PG_slab vmcoreinfo: Remove documentation of PG_slab and PG_hugetlb doc: Add slab internal kernel-doc slub: Fix a documentation build error for krealloc() slab: Add SL_pfmemalloc flag slab: Add SL_partial flag slab: Rename slab->__page_flags to slab->flags doc: Move SLUB documentation to the admin guide mm, slab: use frozen pages for large kmalloc mm, slab: restore NUMA policy support for large kmalloc List of files: /linux/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-slab

262e086f93026a6633da034f270c4baae47c4706 - doc: Move SLUB documentation to the admin guide

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:59:04 +0200

doc: Move SLUB documentation to the admin guideThis section is supposed to be for internal documentation, while thedocument is advice for sysadmins. Move it to the appropriate place.Signed-off-by: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) Acked-by: Harry Yoo Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250611155916.2579160-2-willy@infradead.orgSigned-off-by: Vlastimil Babka List of files: /linux/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-slab