Re: [GIT PULL] slab updates for 6.9

From: Linus Torvalds
Date: Tue Mar 12 2024 - 23:55:09 EST


On Tue, 12 Mar 2024 at 02:55, Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Also deprecate SLAB_MEM_SPREAD which was only
> used by SLAB, so it's a no-op since SLAB removal. Assign it an explicit zero
> value. The removals of the flag usage are handled independently in the
> respective subsystems, with a final removal of any leftover usage planned
> for the next release.

I already had the patch ready to go:

https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-=wji0u+OOtmAOD-5JV3SXcRJF___k_+8XNKmak0yd5vW1Q@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

so I just did a "git stash apply" and got rid of the final stragglers.
No need to have various random maintainers have to worry about a flag
that hasn't had any meaning since 6.7, and very little before that
either.

Linus