---

yaml
---
r: 330439
b: refs/heads/master
c: db265ec
h: refs/heads/master
i:
  330437: 4fe0581
  330435: 35f00a0
  330431: f966565
v: v3

[refs]

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 12c3667fb780e20360ad0bde32dfb3591ef609ad
+refs/heads/master: db265eca77000c5dafc5608975afe8dafb2a02d5

trunk/mm/slab_common.c

@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ struct kmem_cache *kmem_cache_create(const char *name, size_t size, size_t align
 {
 	struct kmem_cache *s = NULL;
 	int err = 0;
+	char *n;
 
 	get_online_cpus();
 	mutex_lock(&slab_mutex);
@@ -108,16 +109,26 @@ struct kmem_cache *kmem_cache_create(const char *name, size_t size, size_t align
 		goto out_locked;
 
 
-	s = __kmem_cache_create(name, size, align, flags, ctor);
-	if (!s)
-		err = -ENOSYS; /* Until __kmem_cache_create returns code */
+	n = kstrdup(name, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!n) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out_locked;
+	}
+
+	s = __kmem_cache_create(n, size, align, flags, ctor);
+
+	if (s) {
+		/*
+		 * Check if the slab has actually been created and if it was a
+		 * real instatiation. Aliases do not belong on the list
+		 */
+		if (s->refcount == 1)
+			list_add(&s->list, &slab_caches);
 
-	/*
-	 * Check if the slab has actually been created and if it was a
-	 * real instatiation. Aliases do not belong on the list
-	 */
-	if (s && s->refcount == 1)
-		list_add(&s->list, &slab_caches);
+	} else {
+		kfree(n);
+		err = -ENOSYS; /* Until __kmem_cache_create returns code */
+	}
 
 out_locked:
 	mutex_unlock(&slab_mutex);
@@ -153,6 +164,7 @@ void kmem_cache_destroy(struct kmem_cache *s)
 			if (s->flags & SLAB_DESTROY_BY_RCU)
 				rcu_barrier();
 
+			kfree(s->name);
 			kmem_cache_free(kmem_cache, s);
 		} else {
 			list_add(&s->list, &slab_caches);

trunk/mm/slub.c

@@ -210,10 +210,7 @@ static void sysfs_slab_remove(struct kmem_cache *);
 static inline int sysfs_slab_add(struct kmem_cache *s) { return 0; }
 static inline int sysfs_slab_alias(struct kmem_cache *s, const char *p)
 							{ return 0; }
-static inline void sysfs_slab_remove(struct kmem_cache *s)
-{
-	kfree(s->name);
-}
+static inline void sysfs_slab_remove(struct kmem_cache *s) { }
 
 #endif
 
@@ -3929,7 +3926,6 @@ struct kmem_cache *__kmem_cache_create(const char *name, size_t size,
 		size_t align, unsigned long flags, void (*ctor)(void *))
 {
 	struct kmem_cache *s;
-	char *n;
 
 	s = find_mergeable(size, align, flags, name, ctor);
 	if (s) {
@@ -3948,13 +3944,9 @@ struct kmem_cache *__kmem_cache_create(const char *name, size_t size,
 		return s;
 	}
 
-	n = kstrdup(name, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!n)
-		return NULL;
-
 	s = kmem_cache_alloc(kmem_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (s) {
-		if (kmem_cache_open(s, n,
+		if (kmem_cache_open(s, name,
 				size, align, flags, ctor)) {
 			int r;
 
@@ -3969,7 +3961,6 @@ struct kmem_cache *__kmem_cache_create(const char *name, size_t size,
 		}
 		kmem_cache_free(kmem_cache, s);
 	}
-	kfree(n);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -5200,21 +5191,13 @@ static ssize_t slab_attr_store(struct kobject *kobj,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static void kmem_cache_release(struct kobject *kobj)
-{
-	struct kmem_cache *s = to_slab(kobj);
-
-	kfree(s->name);
-}
-
 static const struct sysfs_ops slab_sysfs_ops = {
 	.show = slab_attr_show,
 	.store = slab_attr_store,
 };
 
 static struct kobj_type slab_ktype = {
 	.sysfs_ops = &slab_sysfs_ops,
-	.release = kmem_cache_release
 };
 
 static int uevent_filter(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj)