xref: /linux/mm/slab_common.c (revision 95e9fd10f06cb5642028b6b851e32b8c8afb4571)
1 /*
2  * Slab allocator functions that are independent of the allocator strategy
3  *
4  * (C) 2012 Christoph Lameter <cl@linux.com>
5  */
6 #include <linux/slab.h>
7 
8 #include <linux/mm.h>
9 #include <linux/poison.h>
10 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
11 #include <linux/memory.h>
12 #include <linux/compiler.h>
13 #include <linux/module.h>
14 #include <linux/cpu.h>
15 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
16 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
17 #include <asm/tlbflush.h>
18 #include <asm/page.h>
19 
20 #include "slab.h"
21 
22 enum slab_state slab_state;
23 LIST_HEAD(slab_caches);
24 DEFINE_MUTEX(slab_mutex);
25 
26 /*
27  * kmem_cache_create - Create a cache.
28  * @name: A string which is used in /proc/slabinfo to identify this cache.
29  * @size: The size of objects to be created in this cache.
30  * @align: The required alignment for the objects.
31  * @flags: SLAB flags
32  * @ctor: A constructor for the objects.
33  *
34  * Returns a ptr to the cache on success, NULL on failure.
35  * Cannot be called within a interrupt, but can be interrupted.
36  * The @ctor is run when new pages are allocated by the cache.
37  *
38  * The flags are
39  *
40  * %SLAB_POISON - Poison the slab with a known test pattern (a5a5a5a5)
41  * to catch references to uninitialised memory.
42  *
43  * %SLAB_RED_ZONE - Insert `Red' zones around the allocated memory to check
44  * for buffer overruns.
45  *
46  * %SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN - Align the objects in this cache to a hardware
47  * cacheline.  This can be beneficial if you're counting cycles as closely
48  * as davem.
49  */
50 
51 struct kmem_cache *kmem_cache_create(const char *name, size_t size, size_t align,
52 		unsigned long flags, void (*ctor)(void *))
53 {
54 	struct kmem_cache *s = NULL;
55 
56 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_VM
57 	if (!name || in_interrupt() || size < sizeof(void *) ||
58 		size > KMALLOC_MAX_SIZE) {
59 		printk(KERN_ERR "kmem_cache_create(%s) integrity check"
60 			" failed\n", name);
61 		goto out;
62 	}
63 #endif
64 
65 	get_online_cpus();
66 	mutex_lock(&slab_mutex);
67 
68 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_VM
69 	list_for_each_entry(s, &slab_caches, list) {
70 		char tmp;
71 		int res;
72 
73 		/*
74 		 * This happens when the module gets unloaded and doesn't
75 		 * destroy its slab cache and no-one else reuses the vmalloc
76 		 * area of the module.  Print a warning.
77 		 */
78 		res = probe_kernel_address(s->name, tmp);
79 		if (res) {
80 			printk(KERN_ERR
81 			       "Slab cache with size %d has lost its name\n",
82 			       s->object_size);
83 			continue;
84 		}
85 
86 		if (!strcmp(s->name, name)) {
87 			printk(KERN_ERR "kmem_cache_create(%s): Cache name"
88 				" already exists.\n",
89 				name);
90 			dump_stack();
91 			s = NULL;
92 			goto oops;
93 		}
94 	}
95 
96 	WARN_ON(strchr(name, ' '));	/* It confuses parsers */
97 #endif
98 
99 	s = __kmem_cache_create(name, size, align, flags, ctor);
100 
101 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_VM
102 oops:
103 #endif
104 	mutex_unlock(&slab_mutex);
105 	put_online_cpus();
106 
107 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_VM
108 out:
109 #endif
110 	if (!s && (flags & SLAB_PANIC))
111 		panic("kmem_cache_create: Failed to create slab '%s'\n", name);
112 
113 	return s;
114 }
115 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmem_cache_create);
116 
117 int slab_is_available(void)
118 {
119 	return slab_state >= UP;
120 }
121