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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2010-08-10 13:58:11 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2010-08-10 13:58:11 -0700
commit4c619407b0439c59c20398b9459020c0d297f424 (patch)
tree17d5401aebd5fe00a4878353353e29fc8c569b89 /mm
parent26b55633a891a28bf04f42882de145eb8e9cb9ad (diff)
parent145b64b9588c123d2bd00981c5ce8e03215ed2ee (diff)
Merge branch 'kmemleak' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/cmarinas/linux-2.6-cm
* 'kmemleak' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/cmarinas/linux-2.6-cm: kmemleak: Fix typo in the comment lib/scatterlist: Hook sg_kmalloc into kmemleak (v2) kmemleak: Add DocBook style comments to kmemleak.c kmemleak: Introduce a default off mode for kmemleak kmemleak: Show more information for objects found by alias
Diffstat (limited to 'mm')
-rw-r--r--mm/kmemleak.c100
1 files changed, 76 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/mm/kmemleak.c b/mm/kmemleak.c
index 2c0d032ac89..bd9bc214091 100644
--- a/mm/kmemleak.c
+++ b/mm/kmemleak.c
@@ -211,6 +211,9 @@ static signed long jiffies_scan_wait;
static int kmemleak_stack_scan = 1;
/* protects the memory scanning, parameters and debug/kmemleak file access */
static DEFINE_MUTEX(scan_mutex);
+/* setting kmemleak=on, will set this var, skipping the disable */
+static int kmemleak_skip_disable;
+
/*
* Early object allocation/freeing logging. Kmemleak is initialized after the
@@ -398,7 +401,9 @@ static struct kmemleak_object *lookup_object(unsigned long ptr, int alias)
object = prio_tree_entry(node, struct kmemleak_object,
tree_node);
if (!alias && object->pointer != ptr) {
- kmemleak_warn("Found object by alias");
+ pr_warning("Found object by alias at 0x%08lx\n", ptr);
+ dump_stack();
+ dump_object_info(object);
object = NULL;
}
} else
@@ -695,7 +700,7 @@ static void paint_ptr(unsigned long ptr, int color)
}
/*
- * Make a object permanently as gray-colored so that it can no longer be
+ * Mark an object permanently as gray-colored so that it can no longer be
* reported as a leak. This is used in general to mark a false positive.
*/
static void make_gray_object(unsigned long ptr)
@@ -838,10 +843,19 @@ out:
rcu_read_unlock();
}
-/*
- * Memory allocation function callback. This function is called from the
- * kernel allocators when a new block is allocated (kmem_cache_alloc, kmalloc,
- * vmalloc etc.).
+/**
+ * kmemleak_alloc - register a newly allocated object
+ * @ptr: pointer to beginning of the object
+ * @size: size of the object
+ * @min_count: minimum number of references to this object. If during memory
+ * scanning a number of references less than @min_count is found,
+ * the object is reported as a memory leak. If @min_count is 0,
+ * the object is never reported as a leak. If @min_count is -1,
+ * the object is ignored (not scanned and not reported as a leak)
+ * @gfp: kmalloc() flags used for kmemleak internal memory allocations
+ *
+ * This function is called from the kernel allocators when a new object
+ * (memory block) is allocated (kmem_cache_alloc, kmalloc, vmalloc etc.).
*/
void __ref kmemleak_alloc(const void *ptr, size_t size, int min_count,
gfp_t gfp)
@@ -855,9 +869,12 @@ void __ref kmemleak_alloc(const void *ptr, size_t size, int min_count,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kmemleak_alloc);
-/*
- * Memory freeing function callback. This function is called from the kernel
- * allocators when a block is freed (kmem_cache_free, kfree, vfree etc.).
+/**
+ * kmemleak_free - unregister a previously registered object
+ * @ptr: pointer to beginning of the object
+ *
+ * This function is called from the kernel allocators when an object (memory
+ * block) is freed (kmem_cache_free, kfree, vfree etc.).
*/
void __ref kmemleak_free(const void *ptr)
{
@@ -870,9 +887,14 @@ void __ref kmemleak_free(const void *ptr)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kmemleak_free);
-/*
- * Partial memory freeing function callback. This function is usually called
- * from bootmem allocator when (part of) a memory block is freed.
+/**
+ * kmemleak_free_part - partially unregister a previously registered object
+ * @ptr: pointer to the beginning or inside the object. This also
+ * represents the start of the range to be freed
+ * @size: size to be unregistered
+ *
+ * This function is called when only a part of a memory block is freed
+ * (usually from the bootmem allocator).
*/
void __ref kmemleak_free_part(const void *ptr, size_t size)
{
@@ -885,9 +907,12 @@ void __ref kmemleak_free_part(const void *ptr, size_t size)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kmemleak_free_part);
-/*
- * Mark an already allocated memory block as a false positive. This will cause
- * the block to no longer be reported as leak and always be scanned.
+/**
+ * kmemleak_not_leak - mark an allocated object as false positive
+ * @ptr: pointer to beginning of the object
+ *
+ * Calling this function on an object will cause the memory block to no longer
+ * be reported as leak and always be scanned.
*/
void __ref kmemleak_not_leak(const void *ptr)
{
@@ -900,10 +925,14 @@ void __ref kmemleak_not_leak(const void *ptr)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmemleak_not_leak);
-/*
- * Ignore a memory block. This is usually done when it is known that the
- * corresponding block is not a leak and does not contain any references to
- * other allocated memory blocks.
+/**
+ * kmemleak_ignore - ignore an allocated object
+ * @ptr: pointer to beginning of the object
+ *
+ * Calling this function on an object will cause the memory block to be
+ * ignored (not scanned and not reported as a leak). This is usually done when
+ * it is known that the corresponding block is not a leak and does not contain
+ * any references to other allocated memory blocks.
*/
void __ref kmemleak_ignore(const void *ptr)
{
@@ -916,8 +945,16 @@ void __ref kmemleak_ignore(const void *ptr)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmemleak_ignore);
-/*
- * Limit the range to be scanned in an allocated memory block.
+/**
+ * kmemleak_scan_area - limit the range to be scanned in an allocated object
+ * @ptr: pointer to beginning or inside the object. This also
+ * represents the start of the scan area
+ * @size: size of the scan area
+ * @gfp: kmalloc() flags used for kmemleak internal memory allocations
+ *
+ * This function is used when it is known that only certain parts of an object
+ * contain references to other objects. Kmemleak will only scan these areas
+ * reducing the number false negatives.
*/
void __ref kmemleak_scan_area(const void *ptr, size_t size, gfp_t gfp)
{
@@ -930,8 +967,14 @@ void __ref kmemleak_scan_area(const void *ptr, size_t size, gfp_t gfp)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmemleak_scan_area);
-/*
- * Inform kmemleak not to scan the given memory block.
+/**
+ * kmemleak_no_scan - do not scan an allocated object
+ * @ptr: pointer to beginning of the object
+ *
+ * This function notifies kmemleak not to scan the given memory block. Useful
+ * in situations where it is known that the given object does not contain any
+ * references to other objects. Kmemleak will not scan such objects reducing
+ * the number of false negatives.
*/
void __ref kmemleak_no_scan(const void *ptr)
{
@@ -1602,7 +1645,9 @@ static int kmemleak_boot_config(char *str)
return -EINVAL;
if (strcmp(str, "off") == 0)
kmemleak_disable();
- else if (strcmp(str, "on") != 0)
+ else if (strcmp(str, "on") == 0)
+ kmemleak_skip_disable = 1;
+ else
return -EINVAL;
return 0;
}
@@ -1616,6 +1661,13 @@ void __init kmemleak_init(void)
int i;
unsigned long flags;
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_KMEMLEAK_DEFAULT_OFF
+ if (!kmemleak_skip_disable) {
+ kmemleak_disable();
+ return;
+ }
+#endif
+
jiffies_min_age = msecs_to_jiffies(MSECS_MIN_AGE);
jiffies_scan_wait = msecs_to_jiffies(SECS_SCAN_WAIT * 1000);