[PATCH v2 1/9] slab: Introduce kmem_buckets typedef

[Kees Cook]

Encapsulate the concept of a single set of kmem_caches that are used
for the kmalloc size buckets. Redefine kmalloc_caches as an array
of these buckets (for the different global cache buckets).

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Christoph Lameter <cl@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Pekka Enberg <penberg@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: David Rientjes <rientjes@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Roman Gushchin <roman.gushchin@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Hyeonggon Yoo <42.hyeyoo@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: linux-mm@xxxxxxxxx
---
 include/linux/slab.h | 5 +++--
 mm/slab_common.c     | 3 +--
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/slab.h b/include/linux/slab.h
index b5f5ee8308d0..55059faf166c 100644
--- a/include/linux/slab.h
+++ b/include/linux/slab.h
@@ -375,8 +375,9 @@ enum kmalloc_cache_type {
 	NR_KMALLOC_TYPES
 };
 
-extern struct kmem_cache *
-kmalloc_caches[NR_KMALLOC_TYPES][KMALLOC_SHIFT_HIGH + 1];
+typedef struct kmem_cache * kmem_buckets[KMALLOC_SHIFT_HIGH + 1];
+
+extern kmem_buckets kmalloc_caches[NR_KMALLOC_TYPES];
 
 /*
  * Define gfp bits that should not be set for KMALLOC_NORMAL.
diff --git a/mm/slab_common.c b/mm/slab_common.c
index 238293b1dbe1..8787cf17d6e4 100644
--- a/mm/slab_common.c
+++ b/mm/slab_common.c
@@ -649,8 +649,7 @@ static struct kmem_cache *__init create_kmalloc_cache(const char *name,
 	return s;
 }
 
-struct kmem_cache *
-kmalloc_caches[NR_KMALLOC_TYPES][KMALLOC_SHIFT_HIGH + 1] __ro_after_init =
+kmem_buckets kmalloc_caches[NR_KMALLOC_TYPES] __ro_after_init =
 { /* initialization for https://bugs.llvm.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42570 */ };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmalloc_caches);
 
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