Re: [PATCH 4/8] Cleanup kmem_cache_create()

[Matthew Dobson <colpatch@us.ibm.com>]

Christoph Lameter wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Nov 2005, Roland Dreier wrote:
> 
> 
>>    > * Replace a constant (4096) with what it represents (PAGE_SIZE)
>>
>>This seems dangerous.  I don't pretend to understand the slab code,
>>but the current code works on architectures with PAGE_SIZE != 4096.
>>Are you sure this change is correct?
> 
> 
> Leave the constant. The 4096 is only used for debugging and is a boundary 
> at which redzoning and last user accounting is given up.
> 
> A large object in terms of this patch is a object greater than 4096 bytes 
> not an object greater than PAGE_SIZE. I think the absolute size is 
> desired.

Would you be OK with at least NAMING the constant?  I won't name it
PAGE_SIZE (of course), but LARGE_OBJECT_SIZE or something?

> Would you CC manfred on all your patches?

Yes.  I will repost my patches later today and I will be sure to CC Manfred
on all of them.

Thanks for the review,

-Matt
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