创建:
kmem_cache_create函数:
if (!name || in_interrupt() || (size < BYTES_PER_WORD) ||
size > KMALLOC_MAX_SIZE) {
printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Early error in slab %s\n", __func__,
name);
BUG();
}
检查传入的参数是否都正确。
if (slab_is_available()) {
get_online_cpus();
mutex_lock(&cache_chain_mutex);
}
根据g_cpucache_up来判断SLAB是否就绪,具体见cpuup_callback
list_for_each_entry(pc, &cache_chain, next) {
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(pc->name, tmp);
if (res) {
printk(KERN_ERR
"SLAB: cache with size %d has lost its name\n",
pc->buffer_size);
continue;
}
if (!strcmp(pc->name, name)) {
printk(KERN_ERR
"kmem_cache_create: duplicate cache %s\n", name);
dump_stack();
goto oops;
}
}
确定name是否存在,使用了安全的读函数,出错不会导致内核崩溃,并检查是否有相同的缓冲已经创建。
if (size & (BYTES_PER_WORD - 1)) {
size += (BYTES_PER_WORD - 1);
size &= ~(BYTES_PER_WORD - 1);
}
确保大小按BYTES_PER_WORD(4字节)对齐,最后部分不够BYTES_PER_WORD的则扩大到BYTES_PER_WORD。
if (flags & SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN) {
/*
* Default alignment: as specified by the arch code. Except if
* an object is really small, then squeeze multiple objects into
* one cacheline.
*/
ralign = cache_line_size();
while (size <= ralign / 2)
ralign /= 2;
} else {
ralign = BYTES_PER_WORD;
}
判断对齐方式。
/*
* Redzoning and user store require word alignment or possibly larger.
* Note this will be overridden by architecture or caller mandated
* alignment if either is greater than BYTES_PER_WORD.
*/
if (flags & SLAB_STORE_USER)
ralign = BYTES_PER_WORD;
if (flags & SLAB_RED_ZONE) {
ralign = REDZONE_ALIGN;
/* If redzoning, ensure that the second redzone is suitably
* aligned, by adjusting the object size accordingly. */
size += REDZONE_ALIGN - 1;
size &= ~(REDZONE_ALIGN - 1);
}
/* 2) arch mandated alignment */
if (ralign < ARCH_SLAB_MINALIGN) {
ralign = ARCH_SLAB_MINALIGN;
}
/* 3) caller mandated alignment */
if (ralign < align) {
ralign = align;
}
对齐方式做些修正。
cachep = kmem_cache_zalloc(&cache_cache, gfp);
if (!cachep)
goto oops;
分配kmem_cache对象,并zero。
if ((size >= (PAGE_SIZE >> 3)) && !slab_early_init &&
!(flags & SLAB_NOLEAKTRACE))
/*
* Size is large, assume best to place the slab management obj
* off-slab (should allow better packing of objs).
*/
flags |= CFLGS_OFF_SLAB;
对象大于(页size/8)则slab head存储在外面。
size = ALIGN(size, align);
根据对齐值修正size.
left_over = calculate_slab_order(cachep, size, align, flags);
if (!cachep->num) {
printk(KERN_ERR
"kmem_cache_create: couldn't create cache %s.\n", name);
kmem_cache_free(&cache_cache, cachep);
cachep = NULL;
goto oops;
}
计算所需的空间大小,以及可以分配的对象数目,保存在cachep指向的kmem_cache结构中,并返回剩余的空间大小。
slab_size = ALIGN(cachep->num * sizeof(kmem_bufctl_t)
+ sizeof(struct slab), align);
/*
* If the slab has been placed off-slab, and we have enough space then
* move it on-slab. This is at the expense of any extra colouring.
*/
if (flags & CFLGS_OFF_SLAB && left_over >= slab_size) {
flags &= ~CFLGS_OFF_SLAB;
left_over -= slab_size;
}
if (flags & CFLGS_OFF_SLAB) {
/* really off slab. No need for manual alignment */
slab_size =
cachep->num * sizeof(kmem_bufctl_t) + sizeof(struct slab);
计算SLAB头的大小,如果剩余空间能够放的下SLAB头的话则去掉CFLGS_OFF_SLAB标志,SLAB头不保存在外面。
否则重新计算SLAB头,不考虑对齐。
cachep->colour_off = cache_line_size();
/* Offset must be a multiple of the alignment. */
if (cachep->colour_off < align)
cachep->colour_off = align;
cachep->colour = left_over / cachep->colour_off;
cachep->slab_size = slab_size;
cachep->flags = flags;
cachep->gfpflags = 0;
if (CONFIG_ZONE_DMA_FLAG && (flags & SLAB_CACHE_DMA))
cachep->gfpflags |= GFP_DMA;
cachep->buffer_size = size;
cachep->reciprocal_buffer_size = reciprocal_value(size);
初始化kmem_cache结构, cachep->colour = left_over / cachep->colour_off, 计算颜色数量。
if (flags & CFLGS_OFF_SLAB) {
cachep->slabp_cache = kmem_find_general_cachep(slab_size, 0u);
/*
* This is a possibility for one of the malloc_sizes caches.
* But since we go off slab only for object size greater than
* PAGE_SIZE/8, and malloc_sizes gets created in ascending order,
* this should not happen at all.
* But leave a BUG_ON for some lucky dude.
*/
BUG_ON(ZERO_OR_NULL_PTR(cachep->slabp_cache));
}
如果需要将SLAB头保存在外面 则返回合适大小的通用缓冲kmem_cache结构。
cachep->ctor = ctor;
cachep->name = name;
设置构造函数和名字。
if (setup_cpu_cache(cachep, gfp)) {
__kmem_cache_destroy(cachep);
cachep = NULL;
goto oops;
}
根据对象的size设置CPU一次操作的对象的最大数量,size越大,数量越少。
list_add(&cachep->next, &cache_chain);
将该缓冲加如链表。
kmem_cache_destroy销毁缓冲
BUG_ON(!cachep || in_interrupt());
/* Find the cache in the chain of caches. */
get_online_cpus();
mutex_lock(&cache_chain_mutex);
/*
* the chain is never empty, cache_cache is never destroyed
*/
list_del(&cachep->next);
if (__cache_shrink(cachep)) {
slab_error(cachep, "Can't free all objects");
list_add(&cachep->next, &cache_chain);
mutex_unlock(&cache_chain_mutex);
put_online_cpus();
return;
}
if (unlikely(cachep->flags & SLAB_DESTROY_BY_RCU))
rcu_barrier();
__kmem_cache_destroy(cachep);
mutex_unlock(&cache_chain_mutex);
put_online_cpus();
for_each_online_cpu(i)
kfree(cachep->array[i]);
/* NUMA: free the list3 structures */
for_each_online_node(i) {
l3 = cachep->nodelists[i];
if (l3) {
kfree(l3->shared);
free_alien_cache(l3->alien);
kfree(l3);
}
}
kmem_cache_free(&cache_cache, cachep);