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kmem_cache_destroy() includes removing the associated sysfs and debugfs directories, and the cache from the list of caches that appears in /proc/slabinfo. Currently this might not happen immediately when: - the cache is SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU and the cleanup is delayed, including the directores removal - __kmem_cache_shutdown() fails due to outstanding objects - the directories remain indefinitely When a cache is recreated with the same name, such as due to module unload followed by a load, the directories will fail to be recreated for the new instance of the cache due to the old directories being present. The cache will also appear twice in /proc/slabinfo. While we want to convert the SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU cleanup to be synchronous again, the second point remains. So let's fix this first and have the directories and slabinfo removed immediately in kmem_cache_destroy() and regardless of __kmem_cache_shutdown() success. This should not make debugging harder if __kmem_cache_shutdown() fails, because a detailed report of outstanding objects is printed into dmesg already due to the failure. Also simplify kmem_cache_release() sysfs handling by using __is_defined(SLAB_SUPPORTS_SYSFS). Note the resulting code in kmem_cache_destroy() is a bit ugly but will be further simplified - this is in order to make small bisectable steps. Reviewed-by: Jann Horn <jannh@google.com> Signed-off-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
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