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/*
 * Slab allocator functions that are independent of the allocator strategy
 *
 * (C) 2012 Christoph Lameter <cl@linux.com>
 */
#include <linux/slab.h>

#include <linux/mm.h>
#include <linux/poison.h>
#include <linux/interrupt.h>
#include <linux/memory.h>
#include <linux/compiler.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/cpu.h>
#include <linux/uaccess.h>
#include <asm/cacheflush.h>
#include <asm/tlbflush.h>
#include <asm/page.h>

#include "slab.h"

enum slab_state slab_state;
LIST_HEAD(slab_caches);
DEFINE_MUTEX(slab_mutex);

#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_VM
static int kmem_cache_sanity_check(const char *name, size_t size)
{
	struct kmem_cache *s = NULL;

	if (!name || in_interrupt() || size < sizeof(void *) ||
		size > KMALLOC_MAX_SIZE) {
		pr_err("kmem_cache_create(%s) integrity check failed\n", name);
		return -EINVAL;
	}

	list_for_each_entry(s, &slab_caches, list) {
		char tmp;
		int res;

		/*
		 * This happens when the module gets unloaded and doesn't
		 * destroy its slab cache and no-one else reuses the vmalloc
		 * area of the module.  Print a warning.
		 */
		res = probe_kernel_address(s->name, tmp);
		if (res) {
			pr_err("Slab cache with size %d has lost its name\n",
			       s->object_size);
			continue;
		}

		if (!strcmp(s->name, name)) {
			pr_err("%s (%s): Cache name already exists.\n",
			       __func__, name);
			dump_stack();
			s = NULL;
			return -EINVAL;
		}
	}

	WARN_ON(strchr(name, ' '));	/* It confuses parsers */
	return 0;
}
#else
static inline int kmem_cache_sanity_check(const char *name, size_t size)
{
	return 0;
}
#endif

/*
 * kmem_cache_create - Create a cache.
 * @name: A string which is used in /proc/slabinfo to identify this cache.
 * @size: The size of objects to be created in this cache.
 * @align: The required alignment for the objects.
 * @flags: SLAB flags
 * @ctor: A constructor for the objects.
 *
 * Returns a ptr to the cache on success, NULL on failure.
 * Cannot be called within a interrupt, but can be interrupted.
 * The @ctor is run when new pages are allocated by the cache.
 *
 * The flags are
 *
 * %SLAB_POISON - Poison the slab with a known test pattern (a5a5a5a5)
 * to catch references to uninitialised memory.
 *
 * %SLAB_RED_ZONE - Insert `Red' zones around the allocated memory to check
 * for buffer overruns.
 *
 * %SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN - Align the objects in this cache to a hardware
 * cacheline.  This can be beneficial if you're counting cycles as closely
 * as davem.
 */

struct kmem_cache *kmem_cache_create(const char *name, size_t size, size_t align,
		unsigned long flags, void (*ctor)(void *))
{
	struct kmem_cache *s = NULL;
	int err = 0;

	get_online_cpus();
	mutex_lock(&slab_mutex);

	if (!kmem_cache_sanity_check(name, size) == 0)
		goto out_locked;


	s = __kmem_cache_create(name, size, align, flags, ctor);
	if (!s)
		err = -ENOSYS; /* Until __kmem_cache_create returns code */

out_locked:
	mutex_unlock(&slab_mutex);
	put_online_cpus();

	if (err) {

		if (flags & SLAB_PANIC)
			panic("kmem_cache_create: Failed to create slab '%s'. Error %d\n",
				name, err);
		else {
			printk(KERN_WARNING "kmem_cache_create(%s) failed with error %d",
				name, err);
			dump_stack();
		}

		return NULL;
	}

	return s;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmem_cache_create);

int slab_is_available(void)
{
	return slab_state >= UP;
}