Re: [patch 2/5] infrastructure to debug (dynamic) objects

[Andrew Morton]

On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:26:18 -0000
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The debugobjects core code keeps track of operations on static and
> dynamic objects by inserting them into a hashed list and sanity
> checking them on object operations and provides additional checks
> whenever kernel memory is freed.

Prime candidates for conversion to this interface are locks: spinlocks,
rwlocks, mutexes, etc.

a) it'd be interesting to get that done, as a proof-of-usefulness thing.

b) but this code internally uses spinlocks.  Will it explode?

also list_heads and hlists.  But

a) that might be a bit redundant against the custome debugging which lists
   already have and

b) this code uses lists and hlists internally?
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