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Re: [PATCH] block: kmemleak: Track the page allocations for struct request

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First post2015-11-25 12:10 +0100
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  Re: [PATCH] block: kmemleak: Track the page allocations for struct request William Dauchy <wdauchy@gmail.com> - 2015-11-25 12:10 +0100
    Re: [PATCH] block: kmemleak: Track the page allocations for struct  request Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk> - 2015-11-25 17:50 +0100
      Re: [PATCH] block: kmemleak: Track the page allocations for struct request William Dauchy <wdauchy@gmail.com> - 2015-11-25 18:10 +0100

#1277224 — Re: [PATCH] block: kmemleak: Track the page allocations for struct request

FromWilliam Dauchy <wdauchy@gmail.com>
Date2015-11-25 12:10 +0100
SubjectRe: [PATCH] block: kmemleak: Track the page allocations for struct request
Message-ID<qyG7y-5tK-65@gated-at.bofh.it>
Hi Jens,

On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 7:21 PM, Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk> wrote:
> On 09/14/2015 11:16 AM, Catalin Marinas wrote:
>>
>> The pages allocated for struct request contain pointers to other slab
>> allocations (via ops->init_request). Since kmemleak does not track/scan
>> page allocations, the slab objects will be reported as leaks (false
>> positives). This patch adds kmemleak callbacks to allow tracking of such
>> pages.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>
>> Reported-by: Bart Van Assche <bart.vanassche@sandisk.com>
>> Tested-by: Bart Van Assche<bart.vanassche@sandisk.com>
>> Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
>> Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
>> ---
>>
>> Jens,
>>
>> I just realised that no-one has picked this patch up for -rc1. It was
>> discussed here previously:
>>
>>
>> http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20150803104309.GB4033@e104818-lin.cambridge.arm.com
>>
>> Since it touches the block layer, are you fine with merging it?
>
>
> Yeah looks simple enough for me, not sure why it got missed. I'll add it for
> 4.4-rc1, thanks.

I saw the related kmemleaks reports on my v4.1.x kernel. Since it's
actually fixing these wrong reports, do you think it could be a good
candidate for -stable tree?

Thanks,
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#1277601 — Re: [PATCH] block: kmemleak: Track the page allocations for struct request

FromJens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
Date2015-11-25 17:50 +0100
SubjectRe: [PATCH] block: kmemleak: Track the page allocations for struct request
Message-ID<qyLqx-nr-5@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1277224
On 11/25/2015 04:04 AM, William Dauchy wrote:
> Hi Jens,
>
> On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 7:21 PM, Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk> wrote:
>> On 09/14/2015 11:16 AM, Catalin Marinas wrote:
>>>
>>> The pages allocated for struct request contain pointers to other slab
>>> allocations (via ops->init_request). Since kmemleak does not track/scan
>>> page allocations, the slab objects will be reported as leaks (false
>>> positives). This patch adds kmemleak callbacks to allow tracking of such
>>> pages.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>
>>> Reported-by: Bart Van Assche <bart.vanassche@sandisk.com>
>>> Tested-by: Bart Van Assche<bart.vanassche@sandisk.com>
>>> Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
>>> Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
>>> ---
>>>
>>> Jens,
>>>
>>> I just realised that no-one has picked this patch up for -rc1. It was
>>> discussed here previously:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20150803104309.GB4033@e104818-lin.cambridge.arm.com
>>>
>>> Since it touches the block layer, are you fine with merging it?
>>
>>
>> Yeah looks simple enough for me, not sure why it got missed. I'll add it for
>> 4.4-rc1, thanks.
>
> I saw the related kmemleaks reports on my v4.1.x kernel. Since it's
> actually fixing these wrong reports, do you think it could be a good
> candidate for -stable tree?

I'd say it's borderline. It's fixing a tracking bug. Unless others feel 
strongly otherwise, I don't think it's stable material.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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#1277617

FromWilliam Dauchy <wdauchy@gmail.com>
Date2015-11-25 18:10 +0100
Message-ID<qyLJV-K2-33@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1277601
On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 5:45 PM, Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk> wrote:
> I'd say it's borderline. It's fixing a tracking bug. Unless others feel
> strongly otherwise, I don't think it's stable material.

ok thanks for your feedback.

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