* [PATCH 1/2] Really ignore kmem_cache_destroy return value
@ 2006-08-25 21:20 Alexey Dobriyan
2006-08-28 21:03 ` Andreas Dilger
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Alexey Dobriyan @ 2006-08-25 21:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Andrew Morton; +Cc: linux-kernel, linux-fsdevel
* Rougly half of callers already do it by not checking return value
* Code in drivers/acpi/osl.c does the following to be sure:
(void)kmem_cache_destroy(cache);
* Those who check it printk something, however, slab_error already printed
the name of failed cache.
* XFS BUGs on failed kmem_cache_destroy which is not the decision
low-level filesystem driver should make. Converted to ignore.
Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
---
drivers/acpi/osl.c | 2 +-
drivers/infiniband/core/mad.c | 5 +----
drivers/usb/host/uhci-hcd.c | 8 ++------
fs/adfs/super.c | 3 +--
fs/affs/super.c | 3 +--
fs/befs/linuxvfs.c | 4 +---
fs/bfs/inode.c | 3 +--
fs/cifs/cifsfs.c | 20 +++++---------------
fs/coda/inode.c | 3 +--
fs/efs/super.c | 3 +--
fs/ext2/super.c | 3 +--
fs/ext3/super.c | 3 +--
fs/fat/cache.c | 3 +--
fs/fat/inode.c | 3 +--
fs/hfs/super.c | 3 +--
fs/hfsplus/super.c | 3 +--
fs/hpfs/super.c | 3 +--
fs/isofs/inode.c | 4 +---
fs/minix/inode.c | 3 +--
fs/ncpfs/inode.c | 3 +--
fs/nfs/direct.c | 3 +--
fs/nfs/inode.c | 3 +--
fs/nfs/pagelist.c | 3 +--
fs/nfs/read.c | 3 +--
fs/nfs/write.c | 3 +--
fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c | 5 +----
fs/ntfs/super.c | 28 +++++-----------------------
fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmfs.c | 4 +---
fs/qnx4/inode.c | 4 +---
fs/reiserfs/super.c | 4 +---
fs/romfs/inode.c | 3 +--
fs/smbfs/inode.c | 3 +--
fs/smbfs/request.c | 3 +--
fs/udf/super.c | 3 +--
fs/ufs/super.c | 3 +--
fs/xfs/linux-2.6/kmem.h | 4 ++--
ipc/mqueue.c | 5 +----
mm/shmem.c | 3 +--
net/sunrpc/rpc_pipe.c | 3 +--
net/sunrpc/sched.c | 8 ++++----
40 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 130 deletions(-)
--- a/drivers/acpi/osl.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_os_purge_cache(acpi_cac
acpi_status acpi_os_delete_cache(acpi_cache_t * cache)
{
- (void)kmem_cache_destroy(cache);
+ kmem_cache_destroy(cache);
return (AE_OK);
}
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/mad.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/mad.c
@@ -2984,10 +2984,7 @@ error1:
static void __exit ib_mad_cleanup_module(void)
{
ib_unregister_client(&mad_client);
-
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(ib_mad_cache)) {
- printk(KERN_DEBUG PFX "Failed to destroy ib_mad cache\n");
- }
+ kmem_cache_destroy(ib_mad_cache);
}
module_init(ib_mad_init_module);
--- a/drivers/usb/host/uhci-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/uhci-hcd.c
@@ -909,8 +909,7 @@ static int __init uhci_hcd_init(void)
return 0;
init_failed:
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(uhci_up_cachep))
- warn("not all urb_privs were freed!");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(uhci_up_cachep);
up_failed:
debugfs_remove(uhci_debugfs_root);
@@ -926,10 +925,7 @@ errbuf_failed:
static void __exit uhci_hcd_cleanup(void)
{
pci_unregister_driver(&uhci_pci_driver);
-
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(uhci_up_cachep))
- warn("not all urb_privs were freed!");
-
+ kmem_cache_destroy(uhci_up_cachep);
debugfs_remove(uhci_debugfs_root);
kfree(errbuf);
}
--- a/fs/adfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/adfs/super.c
@@ -251,8 +251,7 @@ static int init_inodecache(void)
static void destroy_inodecache(void)
{
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(adfs_inode_cachep))
- printk(KERN_INFO "adfs_inode_cache: not all structures were freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(adfs_inode_cachep);
}
static struct super_operations adfs_sops = {
--- a/fs/affs/super.c
+++ b/fs/affs/super.c
@@ -108,8 +108,7 @@ static int init_inodecache(void)
static void destroy_inodecache(void)
{
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(affs_inode_cachep))
- printk(KERN_INFO "affs_inode_cache: not all structures were freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(affs_inode_cachep);
}
static struct super_operations affs_sops = {
--- a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
+++ b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
@@ -446,9 +446,7 @@ befs_init_inodecache(void)
static void
befs_destroy_inodecache(void)
{
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(befs_inode_cachep))
- printk(KERN_ERR "befs_destroy_inodecache: "
- "not all structures were freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(befs_inode_cachep);
}
/*
--- a/fs/bfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/bfs/inode.c
@@ -268,8 +268,7 @@ static int init_inodecache(void)
static void destroy_inodecache(void)
{
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(bfs_inode_cachep))
- printk(KERN_INFO "bfs_inode_cache: not all structures were freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(bfs_inode_cachep);
}
static struct super_operations bfs_sops = {
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -705,8 +705,7 @@ cifs_init_inodecache(void)
static void
cifs_destroy_inodecache(void)
{
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(cifs_inode_cachep))
- printk(KERN_WARNING "cifs_inode_cache: error freeing\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(cifs_inode_cachep);
}
static int
@@ -784,13 +783,9 @@ static void
cifs_destroy_request_bufs(void)
{
mempool_destroy(cifs_req_poolp);
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(cifs_req_cachep))
- printk(KERN_WARNING
- "cifs_destroy_request_cache: error not all structures were freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(cifs_req_cachep);
mempool_destroy(cifs_sm_req_poolp);
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(cifs_sm_req_cachep))
- printk(KERN_WARNING
- "cifs_destroy_request_cache: cifs_small_rq free error\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(cifs_sm_req_cachep);
}
static int
@@ -825,13 +820,8 @@ static void
cifs_destroy_mids(void)
{
mempool_destroy(cifs_mid_poolp);
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(cifs_mid_cachep))
- printk(KERN_WARNING
- "cifs_destroy_mids: error not all structures were freed\n");
-
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(cifs_oplock_cachep))
- printk(KERN_WARNING
- "error not all oplock structures were freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(cifs_mid_cachep);
+ kmem_cache_destroy(cifs_oplock_cachep);
}
static int cifs_oplock_thread(void * dummyarg)
--- a/fs/coda/inode.c
+++ b/fs/coda/inode.c
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ int coda_init_inodecache(void)
void coda_destroy_inodecache(void)
{
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(coda_inode_cachep))
- printk(KERN_INFO "coda_inode_cache: not all structures were freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(coda_inode_cachep);
}
static int coda_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
--- a/fs/efs/super.c
+++ b/fs/efs/super.c
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ static int init_inodecache(void)
static void destroy_inodecache(void)
{
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(efs_inode_cachep))
- printk(KERN_INFO "efs_inode_cache: not all structures were freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(efs_inode_cachep);
}
static void efs_put_super(struct super_block *s)
--- a/fs/ext2/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/super.c
@@ -184,8 +184,7 @@ static int init_inodecache(void)
static void destroy_inodecache(void)
{
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(ext2_inode_cachep))
- printk(KERN_INFO "ext2_inode_cache: not all structures were freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(ext2_inode_cachep);
}
static void ext2_clear_inode(struct inode *inode)
--- a/fs/ext3/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/super.c
@@ -490,8 +490,7 @@ static int init_inodecache(void)
static void destroy_inodecache(void)
{
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(ext3_inode_cachep))
- printk(KERN_INFO "ext3_inode_cache: not all structures were freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(ext3_inode_cachep);
}
static void ext3_clear_inode(struct inode *inode)
--- a/fs/fat/cache.c
+++ b/fs/fat/cache.c
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ int __init fat_cache_init(void)
void fat_cache_destroy(void)
{
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(fat_cache_cachep))
- printk(KERN_INFO "fat_cache: not all structures were freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(fat_cache_cachep);
}
static inline struct fat_cache *fat_cache_alloc(struct inode *inode)
--- a/fs/fat/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fat/inode.c
@@ -528,8 +528,7 @@ static int __init fat_init_inodecache(vo
static void __exit fat_destroy_inodecache(void)
{
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(fat_inode_cachep))
- printk(KERN_INFO "fat_inode_cache: not all structures were freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(fat_inode_cachep);
}
static int fat_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
--- a/fs/hfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/hfs/super.c
@@ -455,8 +455,7 @@ static int __init init_hfs_fs(void)
static void __exit exit_hfs_fs(void)
{
unregister_filesystem(&hfs_fs_type);
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(hfs_inode_cachep))
- printk(KERN_ERR "hfs_inode_cache: not all structures were freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(hfs_inode_cachep);
}
module_init(init_hfs_fs)
--- a/fs/hfsplus/super.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/super.c
@@ -493,8 +493,7 @@ static int __init init_hfsplus_fs(void)
static void __exit exit_hfsplus_fs(void)
{
unregister_filesystem(&hfsplus_fs_type);
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(hfsplus_inode_cachep))
- printk(KERN_ERR "hfsplus_inode_cache: not all structures were freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(hfsplus_inode_cachep);
}
module_init(init_hfsplus_fs)
--- a/fs/hpfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/super.c
@@ -202,8 +202,7 @@ static int init_inodecache(void)
static void destroy_inodecache(void)
{
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(hpfs_inode_cachep))
- printk(KERN_INFO "hpfs_inode_cache: not all structures were freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(hpfs_inode_cachep);
}
/*
--- a/fs/isofs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/isofs/inode.c
@@ -96,9 +96,7 @@ static int init_inodecache(void)
static void destroy_inodecache(void)
{
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(isofs_inode_cachep))
- printk(KERN_INFO "iso_inode_cache: not all structures were "
- "freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(isofs_inode_cachep);
}
static int isofs_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
--- a/fs/minix/inode.c
+++ b/fs/minix/inode.c
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ static int init_inodecache(void)
static void destroy_inodecache(void)
{
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(minix_inode_cachep))
- printk(KERN_INFO "minix_inode_cache: not all structures were freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(minix_inode_cachep);
}
static struct super_operations minix_sops = {
--- a/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ static int init_inodecache(void)
static void destroy_inodecache(void)
{
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(ncp_inode_cachep))
- printk(KERN_INFO "ncp_inode_cache: not all structures were freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(ncp_inode_cachep);
}
static int ncp_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char* data)
--- a/fs/nfs/direct.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/direct.c
@@ -877,6 +877,5 @@ int __init nfs_init_directcache(void)
*/
void nfs_destroy_directcache(void)
{
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(nfs_direct_cachep))
- printk(KERN_INFO "nfs_direct_cache: not all structures were freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(nfs_direct_cachep);
}
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -1133,8 +1133,7 @@ static int __init nfs_init_inodecache(vo
static void nfs_destroy_inodecache(void)
{
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(nfs_inode_cachep))
- printk(KERN_INFO "nfs_inode_cache: not all structures were freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(nfs_inode_cachep);
}
/*
--- a/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
@@ -392,7 +392,6 @@ int __init nfs_init_nfspagecache(void)
void nfs_destroy_nfspagecache(void)
{
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(nfs_page_cachep))
- printk(KERN_INFO "nfs_page: not all structures were freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(nfs_page_cachep);
}
--- a/fs/nfs/read.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/read.c
@@ -713,6 +713,5 @@ int __init nfs_init_readpagecache(void)
void nfs_destroy_readpagecache(void)
{
mempool_destroy(nfs_rdata_mempool);
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(nfs_rdata_cachep))
- printk(KERN_INFO "nfs_read_data: not all structures were freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(nfs_rdata_cachep);
}
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -1565,7 +1565,6 @@ void nfs_destroy_writepagecache(void)
{
mempool_destroy(nfs_commit_mempool);
mempool_destroy(nfs_wdata_mempool);
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(nfs_wdata_cachep))
- printk(KERN_INFO "nfs_write_data: not all structures were freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(nfs_wdata_cachep);
}
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -1006,13 +1006,10 @@ alloc_init_file(struct inode *ino)
static void
nfsd4_free_slab(kmem_cache_t **slab)
{
- int status;
-
if (*slab == NULL)
return;
- status = kmem_cache_destroy(*slab);
+ kmem_cache_destroy(*slab);
*slab = NULL;
- WARN_ON(status);
}
static void
--- a/fs/ntfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/super.c
@@ -3248,32 +3248,14 @@ ictx_err_out:
static void __exit exit_ntfs_fs(void)
{
- int err = 0;
-
ntfs_debug("Unregistering NTFS driver.");
unregister_filesystem(&ntfs_fs_type);
-
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(ntfs_big_inode_cache) && (err = 1))
- printk(KERN_CRIT "NTFS: Failed to destory %s.\n",
- ntfs_big_inode_cache_name);
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(ntfs_inode_cache) && (err = 1))
- printk(KERN_CRIT "NTFS: Failed to destory %s.\n",
- ntfs_inode_cache_name);
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(ntfs_name_cache) && (err = 1))
- printk(KERN_CRIT "NTFS: Failed to destory %s.\n",
- ntfs_name_cache_name);
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(ntfs_attr_ctx_cache) && (err = 1))
- printk(KERN_CRIT "NTFS: Failed to destory %s.\n",
- ntfs_attr_ctx_cache_name);
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(ntfs_index_ctx_cache) && (err = 1))
- printk(KERN_CRIT "NTFS: Failed to destory %s.\n",
- ntfs_index_ctx_cache_name);
- if (err)
- printk(KERN_CRIT "NTFS: This causes memory to leak! There is "
- "probably a BUG in the driver! Please report "
- "you saw this message to "
- "linux-ntfs-dev@lists.sourceforge.net\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(ntfs_big_inode_cache);
+ kmem_cache_destroy(ntfs_inode_cache);
+ kmem_cache_destroy(ntfs_name_cache);
+ kmem_cache_destroy(ntfs_attr_ctx_cache);
+ kmem_cache_destroy(ntfs_index_ctx_cache);
/* Unregister the ntfs sysctls. */
ntfs_sysctl(0);
}
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmfs.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmfs.c
@@ -629,9 +629,7 @@ static void __exit exit_dlmfs_fs(void)
flush_workqueue(user_dlm_worker);
destroy_workqueue(user_dlm_worker);
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(dlmfs_inode_cache))
- printk(KERN_INFO "dlmfs_inode_cache: not all structures "
- "were freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(dlmfs_inode_cache);
}
MODULE_AUTHOR("Oracle");
--- a/fs/qnx4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/qnx4/inode.c
@@ -557,9 +557,7 @@ static int init_inodecache(void)
static void destroy_inodecache(void)
{
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(qnx4_inode_cachep))
- printk(KERN_INFO
- "qnx4_inode_cache: not all structures were freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(qnx4_inode_cachep);
}
static int qnx4_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
--- a/fs/reiserfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/super.c
@@ -530,9 +530,7 @@ static int init_inodecache(void)
static void destroy_inodecache(void)
{
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(reiserfs_inode_cachep))
- reiserfs_warning(NULL,
- "reiserfs_inode_cache: not all structures were freed");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(reiserfs_inode_cachep);
}
/* we don't mark inodes dirty, we just log them */
--- a/fs/romfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/romfs/inode.c
@@ -589,8 +589,7 @@ static int init_inodecache(void)
static void destroy_inodecache(void)
{
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(romfs_inode_cachep))
- printk(KERN_INFO "romfs_inode_cache: not all structures were freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(romfs_inode_cachep);
}
static int romfs_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
--- a/fs/smbfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/smbfs/inode.c
@@ -89,8 +89,7 @@ static int init_inodecache(void)
static void destroy_inodecache(void)
{
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(smb_inode_cachep))
- printk(KERN_INFO "smb_inode_cache: not all structures were freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(smb_inode_cachep);
}
static int smb_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
--- a/fs/smbfs/request.c
+++ b/fs/smbfs/request.c
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ int smb_init_request_cache(void)
void smb_destroy_request_cache(void)
{
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(req_cachep))
- printk(KERN_INFO "smb_destroy_request_cache: not all structures were freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(req_cachep);
}
/*
--- a/fs/udf/super.c
+++ b/fs/udf/super.c
@@ -156,8 +156,7 @@ static int init_inodecache(void)
static void destroy_inodecache(void)
{
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(udf_inode_cachep))
- printk(KERN_INFO "udf_inode_cache: not all structures were freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(udf_inode_cachep);
}
/* Superblock operations */
--- a/fs/ufs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/super.c
@@ -1245,8 +1245,7 @@ static int init_inodecache(void)
static void destroy_inodecache(void)
{
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(ufs_inode_cachep))
- printk(KERN_INFO "ufs_inode_cache: not all structures were freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(ufs_inode_cachep);
}
#ifdef CONFIG_QUOTA
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/kmem.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/kmem.h
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ kmem_zone_free(kmem_zone_t *zone, void *
static inline void
kmem_zone_destroy(kmem_zone_t *zone)
{
- if (zone && kmem_cache_destroy(zone))
- BUG();
+ if (zone)
+ kmem_cache_destroy(zone);
}
extern void *kmem_zone_alloc(kmem_zone_t *, unsigned int __nocast);
--- a/ipc/mqueue.c
+++ b/ipc/mqueue.c
@@ -1275,10 +1275,7 @@ out_filesystem:
out_sysctl:
if (mq_sysctl_table)
unregister_sysctl_table(mq_sysctl_table);
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(mqueue_inode_cachep)) {
- printk(KERN_INFO
- "mqueue_inode_cache: not all structures were freed\n");
- }
+ kmem_cache_destroy(mqueue_inode_cachep);
return error;
}
--- a/mm/shmem.c
+++ b/mm/shmem.c
@@ -2156,8 +2156,7 @@ static int init_inodecache(void)
static void destroy_inodecache(void)
{
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(shmem_inode_cachep))
- printk(KERN_INFO "shmem_inode_cache: not all structures were freed\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(shmem_inode_cachep);
}
static const struct address_space_operations shmem_aops = {
--- a/net/sunrpc/rpc_pipe.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/rpc_pipe.c
@@ -865,7 +865,6 @@ int register_rpc_pipefs(void)
void unregister_rpc_pipefs(void)
{
- if (kmem_cache_destroy(rpc_inode_cachep))
- printk(KERN_WARNING "RPC: unable to free inode cache\n");
+ kmem_cache_destroy(rpc_inode_cachep);
unregister_filesystem(&rpc_pipe_fs_type);
}
--- a/net/sunrpc/sched.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
@@ -1146,10 +1146,10 @@ rpc_destroy_mempool(void)
mempool_destroy(rpc_buffer_mempool);
if (rpc_task_mempool)
mempool_destroy(rpc_task_mempool);
- if (rpc_task_slabp && kmem_cache_destroy(rpc_task_slabp))
- printk(KERN_INFO "rpc_task: not all structures were freed\n");
- if (rpc_buffer_slabp && kmem_cache_destroy(rpc_buffer_slabp))
- printk(KERN_INFO "rpc_buffers: not all structures were freed\n");
+ if (rpc_task_slabp)
+ kmem_cache_destroy(rpc_task_slabp);
+ if (rpc_buffer_slabp)
+ kmem_cache_destroy(rpc_buffer_slabp);
}
int
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* Re: [PATCH 1/2] Really ignore kmem_cache_destroy return value
2006-08-25 21:20 [PATCH 1/2] Really ignore kmem_cache_destroy return value Alexey Dobriyan
@ 2006-08-28 21:03 ` Andreas Dilger
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Andreas Dilger @ 2006-08-28 21:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Alexey Dobriyan; +Cc: Andrew Morton, linux-kernel, linux-fsdevel
On Aug 26, 2006 01:20 +0400, Alexey Dobriyan wrote:
> * Rougly half of callers already do it by not checking return value
> * Those who check it printk something, however, slab_error already printed
> the name of failed cache.
> * XFS BUGs on failed kmem_cache_destroy which is not the decision
> low-level filesystem driver should make. Converted to ignore.
If you are changing this, then it is better to add the BUG() at destroy time
right now. This makes it MUCH easier to track down the cause (i.e. when
there are slab items that failed to be released, instead of getting a BUG()
the next time someone tries to load that module and the slab already exists).
Just because a lot of code doesn't check the return value, doesn't mean
it shouldn't be possible to do so. Consider if there is lots of code
that doesn't check the kmalloc() return value - just because it works
most of the time doesn't mean we should start removing the checks for
a failed kmalloc().
Cheers, Andreas
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Andreas Dilger
Principal Software Engineer
Cluster File Systems, Inc.
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