Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2018 09:56:21 -0600 (CST)
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On Fri, 12 Jan 2018, David Laight wrote:

> > Hmmm... At some point we should switch kmem_cache_create to pass a struct
> > containing all the parameters. Otherwise the API will blow up with
> > additional functions.
>
> Or add an extra function to 'configure' the kmem_cache with the
> extra parameters.

We probably need even more configurability if we add callbacks for object
reclaim / moving.