kmem_cache_set_non_kernel() is a mechanism to allow a certain number of
kmem_cache_alloc requests to succeed even when GFP_KERNEL is not set in
the flags. This functionality allows for testing different paths though
the code.
Signed-off-by: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) <willy@infradead.org>
Signed-off-by: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@Oracle.com>
int nr_objs;
void *objs;
void (*ctor)(void *);
+ unsigned int non_kernel;
};
+void kmem_cache_set_non_kernel(struct kmem_cache *cachep, unsigned int val)
+{
+ cachep->non_kernel = val;
+}
+
void *kmem_cache_alloc(struct kmem_cache *cachep, int gfp)
{
void *p;
- if (!(gfp & __GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM))
- return NULL;
+ if (!(gfp & __GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM)) {
+ if (!cachep->non_kernel)
+ return NULL;
+
+ cachep->non_kernel--;
+ }
pthread_mutex_lock(&cachep->lock);
if (cachep->nr_objs) {
ret->nr_objs = 0;
ret->objs = NULL;
ret->ctor = ctor;
+ ret->non_kernel = 0;
return ret;
}