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critical section. uma_zalloc_arg()/uma_zalloc_free() may acquire a sleepable lock on the zone. The malloc() family of functions may call uma_zalloc_arg() or uma_zalloc_free(). The malloc(9) man page currently claims that free() will never sleep. It also implies that the malloc() family of functions will not sleep when called with M_NOWAIT. However, it is more correct to say that these functions will not sleep indefinitely. Indeed, they may acquire a sleepable lock. However, a developer may overlook this restriction because the WITNESS check that catches attempts to call the malloc() family of functions within a critical section is inconsistenly applied. This change clarifies the language of the malloc(9) man page to clarify the restriction against calling the malloc() family of functions while in a critical section or holding a spin lock. It also adds KASSERTs at appropriate points to make the enforcement of this restriction more consistent. PR: 204633 Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D4197 Reviewed by: markj Approved by: gnn (mentor) Sponsored by: Juniper Networks |
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