Re: [PATCH v3 0/2] iommu/iova: Make the rcache depot properly flexible

From: Ido Schimmel
Date: Mon Jan 15 2024 - 02:17:16 EST


On Fri, Jan 12, 2024 at 05:31:15PM +0200, Ido Schimmel wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 11, 2024 at 10:13:01AM +0000, Catalin Marinas wrote:
> > On Thu, Jan 11, 2024 at 10:20:27AM +0200, Ido Schimmel wrote:
> > > On Wed, Jan 10, 2024 at 05:58:15PM +0000, Catalin Marinas wrote:
> > > > Transient false positives are possible, especially as the code doesn't
> > > > use a double-linked list (for the latter, kmemleak does checksumming and
> > > > detects the prev/next change, defers the reporting until the object
> > > > becomes stable). That said, if a new scan is forced (echo scan >
> > > > /sys/kernel/debug/kmemleak), are the same objects still listed as leaks?
> > > > If yes, they may not be transient.
> > >
> > > We are doing "scan" and "clear" after each test. I will disable the
> > > "clear" and see if the leaks persist.
> >
> > If it is indeed a false positive
>
> Looks like the leaks are transient. After removing the "clear" step the
> leaks do not seem to persist.
>
> > you can try the patch below (I haven't given it any run-time test,
> > only compiled):
>
> Will try and let you know next week.

Looks good. Feel free to add:

Tested-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks!